Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तौ सुतौ ताभ्यां तावुभौ द्विजनंदनौ । विदर्भराजमासाद्य समतोषयतां गुणैः

Transliteration

evamuktau sutau tābhyāṃ tāvubhau dvijanaṃdanau | vidarbharājamāsādya samatoṣayatāṃ guṇaiḥ

Translation

পিতা-মাতার এমন উপদেশ পেয়ে সেই দুই দ্বিজনন্দন পুত্র বিদর্ভরাজের নিকট গিয়ে নিজেদের গুণে তাঁকে সন্তুষ্ট করল।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• उक्तौ: having been spoken (addressed)
• उक्तौ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (agreeing with सुतौ)

• सुतौ: the two sons
• सुतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• ताभ्याम्: by those two (women/persons)
• ताभ्याम्: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; करण/सहकारक-प्रयोग (by them)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with तौ)

• द्विजनन्दनौ: sons of a Brahmin
• द्विजनन्दनौ: Apposition to Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजस्य नन्दनौ); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; तौ इत्यस्य अपपद-सम्बन्ध

• विदर्भराजम्: the king of Vidarbha
• विदर्भराजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विदर्भाणां राजा); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आसाद्य: having approached
• आसाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having approached)

• समतोषयताम्: they two pleased/satisfied
• समतोषयताम्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: लट्/लङ्-सम्भाव्य; causative (णिजन्त) परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष? (not); actually 3rd person dual, लङ् (imperfect) / लिट्?; रूपम्: सम्-आ-तोषयताम् = लङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन (they two pleased)

• गुणैः: with virtues/qualities
• गुणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Brahmottara-khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two young brāhmaṇa brothers, modestly dressed, enter the royal court of Vidarbha; the king observes their composed demeanor and is pleased by their virtues.

Characters & Entities

• Vidarbha
• King of Vidarbha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Virtue is persuasive power: guṇa and discipline earn respect even in seats of authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is set in Vidarbha’s royal context rather than a pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it describes dharmic conduct in seeking support for household duties.