Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
वेणुवीणामृदंगानां निःस्वनैः परिपूरितम् । दशसाहस्रसंख्याभिश्चेटीभिः परिपूरितम्
Transliteration
veṇuvīṇāmṛdaṃgānāṃ niḥsvanaiḥ paripūritam | daśasāhasrasaṃkhyābhiśceṭībhiḥ paripūritam
Translation
其中充满笛声、维那琴（vīṇā）与姆利当伽鼓（mṛdaṅga）的回响，又有多达一万名侍女簇拥其间。
Word by Word
वेणुवीणामृदङ्गानाम्of flutes, lutes, and drums
वेणुवीणामृदङ्गानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootveṇu-vīṇā-mṛdaṅga (प्रातिपदिक; वेणु + वीणा + मृदङ्ग)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
निःस्वनैःwith sounds
निःस्वनैः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootniḥsvana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
परिपूरितम्filled
परिपूरितम्:
Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-pūr (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पूर्वोक्तं गेहम् इति)
दशसाहस्रसंख्याभिःnumbering ten-thousand
दशसाहस्रसंख्याभिः:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśa-sāhasra-saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक; दश + साहस्र + संख्या)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चेटीभिः)
चेटीभिःby maidservants
चेटीभिः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootceṭī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
परिपूरितम्filled
परिपूरितम्:
Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari-pūr (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (गेहम्)
Speaker
Sūta
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Inside and around the palace: musicians with bamboo flutes, vīṇā players seated on carved platforms, mṛdaṅga drummers; streams of maidservants fill corridors and balconies, creating a living tapestry of movement and sound.
Characters & Entities
P
PrāgjyotiṣaFAQs
Worldly grandeur and sensory delight are depicted vividly to contrast with the higher aim of dharma and self-mastery.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse continues the description of a grand mansion in the Prāgjyotiṣa setting.
None.