Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
ततः प्रोवाच मन्दं स समाहूय सुदुःखिताम्
Transliteration
tataḥ provāca mandaṃ sa samāhūya suduḥkhitām
Translation
Alors, ayant fait venir près de lui la femme accablée de chagrin, il lui parla avec douceur.
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then'
प्रोवाचsaid, spoke
प्रोवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
मन्दम्softly, gently
मन्दम्:
Adhikarana (Manner/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootmanda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण) — 'gently/softly'
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
समाहूयhaving summoned
समाहूय:
Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-hū (धातु) + क्त्वा/ल्यप् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त (absolutive/gerund) — 'having called/summoned'
सुदुःखिताम्very distressed (woman)
सुदुःखिताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + duḥkhita (दुःख-प्रातिपदिक + क्त)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (सु + दुःखिता: 'very sorrowful'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्त्रीं ताम्)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual, within the chapter)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The leprosy-afflicted Brahmin, humble and gentle, beckons the sorrowful woman and speaks softly; the scene is quiet, intimate, and morally luminous.
Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmaṇa (kuṣṭhavyādhi-gṛhīta)D
Dīrghikā/DīrghakanyāFAQs
Gentleness and compassion are portrayed as dharmic virtues that precede corrective action and blessing.
No site is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None directly; the verse introduces the beginning of counsel/decision that leads to a dharmic act.