Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
आत्मीयं कुत्सितं तेषां मणिभद्रवधो यथा । विहितो विहिता पत्नी तस्य व्याजेन कृत्स्नशः
Transliteration
ātmīyaṃ kutsitaṃ teṣāṃ maṇibhadravadho yathā | vihito vihitā patnī tasya vyājena kṛtsnaśaḥ
Translation
তেওঁ তেওঁলোকৰ নিজৰ নিন্দনীয় কাহিনী সম্পূৰ্ণকৈ ক’লে—কিদৰে মণিভদ্ৰৰ বধ ঘটোৱা হ’ল, আৰু কিদৰে এক কৃত্ৰিম অজুহাতে তাৰ বাবে পত্নীও ঠিক কৰা হ’ল।
Word by Word
आत्मीयम्their own
आत्मीयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्मीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying an implied neuter object, e.g., 'कर्म/वृत्तम्')
कुत्सितम्blameworthy
कुत्सितम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootकुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
मणिभद्र-वधःthe killing of Maṇibhadra
मणिभद्र-वधः:
Upamana/Example (उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootमणिभद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपमान/उदाहरणरूपेण
यथाas / just as
यथा:
Avyaya (Comparative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: 'as/like')
विहितःwas arranged / was ordained
विहितः:
Kriya (Predicative participle)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + धा (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
विहिताwas arranged / was appointed
विहिता:
Kriya (Predicative participle)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + धा (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पत्नी इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
पत्नीwife
पत्नी:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन
व्याजेनby a pretext
व्याजेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootव्याज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे (by means of, under pretext)
कृत्स्नशःentirely
कृत्स्नशः:
Avyaya (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृत्स्नशः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक (adverb: 'entirely')
Speaker
Sūta (reporting Puṣpa’s narration)
Characters & Entities
S
SūtaP
PuṣpaM
MaṇibhadraFAQs
Hidden wrongdoing and deceit are exposed in sacred narration to warn that adharma ultimately becomes known and judged.
The passage remains within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative setting, though this verse focuses on the story’s moral thread.
None; it summarizes the content of Puṣpa’s account.