Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
Devanagari script
रूपयौवनमाधुर्यविलासगति शोभिना । नागकन्यासहस्रेण समंतात्परिवारितम्
Transliteration
rūpayauvanamādhuryavilāsagati śobhinā | nāgakanyāsahasreṇa samaṃtātparivāritam
Translation
他以容貌之美、青春之韵、甘甜之姿、优雅的嬉游与端丽的步态而熠熠生辉，四面皆为一千位那伽（Nāga）少女所环绕。
Word by Word
rūpa-yauvana-mādhurya-vilāsa-gati-śobhināby/with (one) shining with beauty, youth, sweetness, grace, and gait
rūpa-yauvana-mādhurya-vilāsa-gati-śobhinā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + yauvana (प्रातिपदिक) + mādhurya (प्रातिपदिक) + vilāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + gati (प्रातिपदिक) + śobhin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विशेषणसमासः), ‘रूप-यौवन-…-शोभिन्’ = ‘रूपादिभिः शोभमानः’
nāga-kanyā-sahasreṇaby/with a thousand nāga-maidens
nāga-kanyā-sahasreṇa:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnāga (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘नागानां कन्यानां सहस्रम्’)
samantāton all sides
samantāt:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsamantāt (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘सर्वतः/चारुतः’
parivāritamsurrounded/encircled
parivāritam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-√vṛ (धातु) + parivārita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘परितः आवृतम्’
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Characters & Entities
N
Nāga-kanyā (Nāga maidens)FAQs
Purāṇas often portray extraordinary splendour to signal the presence of a higher realm and to evoke reverence for beings who uphold cosmic order.
No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse, but the surrounding episode is connected with the Yamunā setting mentioned in nearby verses.
None; this verse is descriptive rather than prescriptive.