Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
Devanagari script
स कुमारो महोदारलक्षणः कमलेक्षणः । अवाप्य महतीं विद्यां बाल्य एव महामतिः
Transliteration
sa kumāro mahodāralakṣaṇaḥ kamalekṣaṇaḥ | avāpya mahatīṃ vidyāṃ bālya eva mahāmatiḥ
Translation
وكان ذلك الغلام ذا سماتٍ كريمة وعينين كزهرة اللوتس؛ فنال علمًا عظيمًا وهو بعدُ في الطفولة، حقًّا كان واسع العقل.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
कुमारःthe boy, prince
कुमारः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
महोदारलक्षणःhaving very noble marks
महोदारलक्षणः:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा + उदार + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (महोदारं लक्षणं यस्य)
कमलेक्षणःlotus-eyed
कमलेक्षणः:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootकमल + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कमलमिव ईक्षणं यस्य)
अवाप्यhaving obtained
अवाप्य:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial to implied main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootअव + आप् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया
महतīmgreat
महतīm:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vidyām)
विद्याम्knowledge, learning
विद्याम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
बाल्येin childhood
बाल्ये:
Adhikarana (Time/state)
TypeNoun
Rootबाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
एवindeed, even
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)
महामतिःa great-minded one
महामतिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती मतिः)
Speaker
Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A radiant child with lotus-like eyes sits calmly, surrounded by palm-leaf manuscripts; elders observe auspicious marks and noble demeanor; the atmosphere is studious and serene.
FAQs
Great learning is presented as a fruit of merit and noble disposition, shining even from early life.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it describes qualities and learning.