Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
Devanagari script
तदाकर्ण्याथ तौ विप्रौ कुपितौ शोकविह्वलौ । ताभ्यां सह कुमाराभ्यां वैदर्भांतिकमीयतुः
Transliteration
tadākarṇyātha tau viprau kupitau śokavihvalau | tābhyāṃ saha kumārābhyāṃ vaidarbhāṃtikamīyatuḥ
Translation
L’ayant entendu, les deux brāhmanes—courroucés et bouleversés de chagrin—se rendirent, avec les deux jeunes gens, auprès du roi de Vidarbha.
Word by Word
तत्that (news)
तत्:
Karma (Object of आकर्ण्य/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
आकर्ण्यhaving heard
आकर्ण्य:
Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-कर्ण् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
Formअव्ययभाव-क्त्वान्त (ल्यप्), ‘having heard’; उपसर्गः आ
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक-निपात (then/thereupon)
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम
विप्रौthe two brāhmaṇas
विप्रौ:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन
कुपितौangered
कुपितौ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकुपित (प्रातिपदिक; कुप् धातु + क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषणम् (विप्रौ)
शोकविह्वलौoverwhelmed with grief
शोकविह्वलौ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशोक-विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शोकेन विह्वलौ)
ताभ्याम्with those two
ताभ्याम्:
Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/सह), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम
सहtogether with
सह:
Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with)
कुमाराभ्याम्with the two princes
कुमाराभ्याम्:
Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/सह), द्विवचन
वैदर्भान्तिकम्to the vicinity of Vidarbha
वैदर्भान्तिकम्:
Gati/Karma (Goal of motion/गति-लक्ष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवैदर्भ-अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/गति-लक्ष्य), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वैदर्भस्य अन्तिकम् = ‘near Vidarbha/at Vidarbha’s vicinity’)
ईयतुःwent
ईयतुः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्
Speaker
Narrative voice (third-person description)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Two brāhmaṇas, furious and grief-stricken, depart with two youths to the Vidarbha king’s court—an urgent march toward judgment and resolution.
Characters & Entities
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VidarbhaFAQs
When dharma is violated, elders and guardians seek redress through rightful authority, reflecting the Purāṇic ideal of dharmic kingship.
No tīrtha is praised; Vidarbha is a regional reference within the story.
None.