Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
Devanagari script
मिथिलायां प्रवृत्तोऽभूद्ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने । मिथिलायां पुरा पुर्यां ब्राह्मणः कौथुमाभिधः
Transliteration
mithilāyāṃ pravṛtto'bhūdbrāhmaṇasya niveśane | mithilāyāṃ purā puryāṃ brāhmaṇaḥ kauthumābhidhaḥ
Translation
久远以前，在弥提罗城中，有一位名为考图摩（Kauthuma）的婆罗门，安住于自家宅邸。
Word by Word
मिथिलायाम्in Mithilā
मिथिलायाम्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमिथिला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
प्रवृत्तःengaged/occupied; having begun
प्रवृत्तः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formकृदन्त-भूतकृत् (past participle, intransitive sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अभूत्was/became
अभूत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
ब्राह्मणस्यof a brahmin
ब्राह्मणस्य:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
निवेशनेin the dwelling/house
निवेशने:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनिवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
मिथिलायाम्in Mithilā
मिथिलायाम्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमिथिला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
पुराformerly
पुरा:
Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)
पुर्याम्in the city
पुर्याम्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
ब्राह्मणःa brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
कौथुमाभिधःnamed Kauthuma
कौथुमाभिधः:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकौथुम + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (नाम + अभिध 'named'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (qualifies ब्राह्मणः)
Speaker
Sutanū
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Mithilā
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: dvija (brāhmaṇa interlocutor)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A quiet urban courtyard in ancient Mithilā: a brāhmaṇa’s home with tulasī platform, students’ mats, and a learned householder (Kauthuma) introduced by the narrator.
Characters & Entities
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MithilāK
Kauthuma (brāhmaṇa)FAQs
Purāṇas anchor teachings in sacred places and exemplary lives, showing dharma through lived narratives.
Mithilā is referenced as the setting, a famed dharmic city, though no specific tīrtha is described in this verse.
None.