Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96
Devanagari script
सत्यव्रतस्य नाकम्पन्नंदभद्रो महामनाः । प्रहसन्निव तं प्राह स्वक्षोभ्यः सागरो यथा
Transliteration
satyavratasya nākampannaṃdabhadro mahāmanāḥ | prahasanniva taṃ prāha svakṣobhyaḥ sāgaro yathā
Translation
Nandabhadra, magnanime, ne trembla pas aux paroles de Satyavrata. Souriant comme par amusement, il lui répondit—tel l’océan, inébranlable malgré sa propre houle.
Word by Word
सत्यव्रतस्यof Satyavrata
सत्यव्रतस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation)
अकम्पत्shook, wavered
अकम्पत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकम्प् (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; नकारेण निषेध
नन्दभद्रःNandabhadra
नन्दभद्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनन्दभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
महामनाःgreat-souled
महामनाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमह + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत् (great-minded)
प्रहसन्laughing
प्रहसन्:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + हस् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे
इवas if
इव:
Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
Formउपमा-वाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
प्राहsaid, spoke
प्राह:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
स्वक्षोभ्यःself-agitated
स्वक्षोभ्यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व + क्षोभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (one who is disturbed by himself/its own agitation)
सागरःocean
सागरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसागर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
यथाjust as
यथा:
Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमान-निर्देशक (as/just as)
Speaker
Nārada (narrating); direct speech to follow by Nandabhadra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: (Reader/audience)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Nandabhadra smiling gently, unshaken, facing Satyavrata; behind them, a symbolic ocean with rolling waves that do not disturb its depth.
Characters & Entities
S
SatyavrataN
NandabhadraFAQs
It frames the debate: Nandabhadra remains unperturbed and responds confidently, setting up a dharma-argument exchange.
None; it is narrative description.
None.