Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

पुत्रो युगंधरस्यासीन्माल्यवान्नाम भृत्यकः । यौगंधरायणो नाम्ना मन्त्रशास्त्रेषु कोविदः

Transliteration

putro yugaṃdharasyāsīnmālyavānnāma bhṛtyakaḥ | yaugaṃdharāyaṇo nāmnā mantraśāstreṣu kovidaḥ

Translation

Le fils de Yugandhara fut un serviteur nommé Mālyavān, aussi appelé Yaugaṃdharāyaṇa, expert dans les śāstra du conseil et de l’art du gouvernement.

Word by Word

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• युगंधरस्य: of Yugandhara
• युगंधरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• माल्यवान्: (named) Mālyavān
• माल्यवान्: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगे (indeclinable used to indicate name)

• भृत्यकः: servant
• भृत्यकः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यौगंधरायणः: Yaugandharāyaṇa (descendant of Yugandhara)
• यौगंधरायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगंधर + अयण (प्रातिपदिक); तद्धित-प्रत्यय (patronymic)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (descendant of Yugandhara)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मन्त्रशास्त्रेषु: in the sciences/treatises of mantras
• मन्त्रशास्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mantra-śāstra = treatises on mantras)

• कोविदः: skilled, learned
• कोविदः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोविद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the subject)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Setukhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal court scene: Yugandhara’s household; Mālyavān/Yaugaṃdharāyaṇa presented as a learned attendant-minister holding palm-leaf manuscripts, advising with composed demeanor.

Characters & Entities

• Yugandhara
• Mālyavān
• Yaugaṃdharāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Competence in righteous counsel (mantra) is honored as a dharmic support to kingship and social welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; this is a character-identification verse within the broader Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.