Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

भगदत्तमथो नाथं ततो मौर्वी न्यवेदयत् । समादाय बहुद्रव्यं विससर्जाथ भ्रातरम्

Transliteration

bhagadattamatho nāthaṃ tato maurvī nyavedayat | samādāya bahudravyaṃ visasarjātha bhrātaram

Translation

Daraufhin berichtete Maurvī ihrem Herrn Bhagadatta. Sie nahm reichliche Schätze an sich und sandte dann ihren Bruder damit aus.

Word by Word

• bhagadattam: Bhagadatta
• bhagadattam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagadatta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; proper noun

• atho: then
• atho: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atho (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक (conj./then)

• nātham: lord, protector
• nātham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Avyaya (Sequential)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereupon)

• maurvī: Maurvī
• maurvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maurvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; proper noun

• nyavedayat: informed, reported
• nyavedayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni+vid (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘made known’

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having taken/collected’

• bahudravyam: much wealth/property
• bahudravyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu-dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः: कर्मधारय (bahuṃ dravyaṃ)

• visasarja: sent forth, dispatched
• visasarja: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट) रूपप्रयोगः/काव्ये भूतार्थे, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• bhrātaram: (her) brother
• bhrātaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual deduction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maurvī reports to Bhagadatta; chests of valuables are gathered; her brother is entrusted and sent forth as an emissary with wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Maurvī
• Bhagadatta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is supported by responsible communication with elders/guardians and by rightful generosity in major life rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; this verse is centered on royal household action and marriage preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it alludes to customary gifting/wealth arrangements associated with vivāha.