Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
अशोकदत्तनामा तु द्वितीयो विप्रनंदनः । शस्त्रे चैव तथा शास्त्रे बभूवातिविचक्षणः
Transliteration
aśokadattanāmā tu dvitīyo vipranaṃdanaḥ | śastre caiva tathā śāstre babhūvātivicakṣaṇaḥ
Translation
Le second fils du brāhmane, nommé Aśokadatta, devint d’une habileté exceptionnelle, tant dans les armes que dans les sciences sacrées.
Word by Word
अशोकदत्त-नामाnamed Aśokadatta
अशोकदत्त-नामा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअशोकदत्त (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (अशोकदत्तं नाम यस्य सः); (masculine nominative singular)
तुindeed / however
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक; (contrast/emphasis)
द्वितीयःthe second
द्वितीयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (masculine nominative singular)
विप्र-नन्दनःson of a Brahmin
विप्र-नन्दनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विप्रस्य नन्दनः); (masculine nominative singular)
शस्त्रेin weaponry / martial arts
शस्त्रे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (neuter locative singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय (conjunction)
एवindeed / also
एव:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण (emphatic particle)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb), समानार्थक/तुल्यभाव; (in the same way)
शास्त्रेin scripture / learning
शास्त्रे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (neuter locative singular)
बभूवbecame / was
बभूव:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (perfect, 3rd person singular)
अति-विचक्षणःvery discerning / highly skilled
अति-विचक्षणः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अतिशयेन विचक्षणः); (masculine nominative singular)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Portrait-like introduction of Aśokadatta: a young brāhmaṇa adept in weapons and scriptures, poised between study hall and training ground.
Characters & Entities
A
AśokadattaFAQs
Purāṇic dharma praises integrated excellence—strength disciplined by knowledge, and learning supported by capability and discernment.
No specific holy site is mentioned in this verse; it is character-description within Setukhaṇḍa.
None.