Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
Devanagari script
आयाद्भिः प्रतियाद्भिश्च भगदत्तस्य किंकरैः । किमिच्छन्तीति भगिनी पृच्छकैरभिपूरितम्
Transliteration
āyādbhiḥ pratiyādbhiśca bhagadattasya kiṃkaraiḥ | kimicchantīti bhaginī pṛcchakairabhipūritam
Translation
那里挤满了婆伽达多（Bhagadatta）的侍从往来奔走，又有许多询问者说道：“姊妹啊，你欲求何物？”
Word by Word
आयाद्भिःby those who had come
आयाद्भिः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeAdjective
Rootā-yā (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (जनैः/किंकरैः इत्यर्थे)
प्रतियाद्भिःby those who had gone/returned
प्रतियाद्भिः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeAdjective
Rootprati-ā-yā (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
भगदत्तस्यof Bhagadatta
भगदत्तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagadatta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
किंकरैःby servants
किंकरैः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootkiṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
किम्what
किम्:
Karma (Object of ‘icchanti’)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)
इच्छन्तिdo (they) desire
इच्छन्ति:
Kriya (Verb in quoted speech)
TypeVerb
Rootइष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)
भगिनीthe sister (lady)
भगिनी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
पृच्छकैःby questioners/inquirers
पृच्छकैः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootpṛcchaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
अभिपूरितम्thronged/filled
अभिपूरितम्:
Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhi-pūr (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (गेहम्)
Speaker
Sūta
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A palace forecourt and corridors teeming with servants; some hurry in, others out, carrying trays and messages; a cluster of attendants address a ‘bhaginī’ with polite inquiry, indicating internal household hierarchy.
Characters & Entities
B
BhagadattaFAQs
The Purāṇic narrative shows how power structures and desire-driven service surround royalty, setting up ethical choices.
None directly; this is palace/court description connected to the Prāgjyotiṣa episode.
None.