Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
Devanagari script
राजोवाच । केन वै स्थापिता यूयमस्मिन्मोहेरके पुरे । एतद्धि वाडवाः सर्वं ब्रूत वृत्तं यथातथम्
Transliteration
rājovāca | kena vai sthāpitā yūyamasminmoherake pure | etaddhi vāḍavāḥ sarvaṃ brūta vṛttaṃ yathātatham
Translation
国王说道：“你们是由谁安置在这摩诃罗迦（Moheraka）城中的？诚然，噢，瓦达瓦族（Vāḍava）啊，把所发生的一切如实告诉我。”
Word by Word
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद
केनby whom
केन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Particle; emphasis)
स्थापिताःwere established
स्थापिताः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘were established/placed’
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन
मोहेरकेin Moheraka
मोहेरके:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमोहेरक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पुरस्य (place-name)
पुरेin the city
पुरे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
हिindeed/for
हि:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Particle; reason/emphasis)
वाडवाःO Vāḍavas (Brahmins of that lineage)
वाडवाः:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootवाडव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), बहुवचन; here as संबोधन
सर्वम्all (of it)
सर्वम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
ब्रूतtell (you all)
ब्रूत:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
वृत्तम्what happened; the account
वृत्तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
यथाas
यथा:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Conjunction/adverb: ‘as’)
तथम्so; exactly
तथम्:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Adverb: ‘so/thus’)
Speaker
King (Rājā)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Moheraka
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Viprāḥ / Vāḍavāḥ (addressed group)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The king, composed and authoritative, questions the brahmins: who settled you in Moheraka, and recount everything precisely.
Characters & Entities
M
MoherakaV
VāḍavasK
kingFAQs
A ruler must investigate origins and facts before judgment—truthful narration is essential for dharmic governance.
Moheraka is identified as the relevant locale; the verse frames its community history rather than a merit-claim.
None.