Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
Devanagari script
तस्य तद्वचं श्रुत्वा भर्तृयज्ञ उदारधीः । अब्रवीत्सुचिरं ध्यात्वा ज्ञात्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा
Transliteration
tasya tadvacaṃ śrutvā bhartṛyajña udāradhīḥ | abravītsuciraṃ dhyātvā jñātvā divyena cakṣuṣā
Translation
Ayant entendu ses paroles, Bhartṛyajña, à l’esprit magnanime, prit la parole — après avoir longuement médité et vu par l’œil divin.
Word by Word
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘vacaḥ’)
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having heard’
भर्तृयज्ञःBhartṛyajña (proper name)
भर्तृयज्ञः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ-यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक); भर्तृ + यज्ञ
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन
उदारधीःof noble intellect
उदारधीः:
Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउदार-धी (प्रातिपदिक); उदार + धी
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘bhartṛyajñaḥ’)
अब्रवीत्said, spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद
सुचिरम्for a long time
सुचिरम्:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु-चिर (प्रातिपदिक); सु + चिर
Formक्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially: ‘for a long time’)
ध्यात्वाhaving reflected
ध्यात्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootध्यै (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having meditated/thought’
ज्ञात्वाhaving ascertained
ज्ञात्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having known/ascertained’
दिव्येनwith divine
दिव्येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘cakṣuṣā’)
चक्षुषाwith (his) eye/vision
चक्षुषा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन
Speaker
Narrator (introducing Bhartṛyajña’s reply)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Bhartṛyajña, noble and composed, closes his eyes in meditation; a subtle aura suggests divine perception; then he prepares to speak to the inquirer.
Characters & Entities
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BhartṛyajñaA
AśvasenaFAQs
Authentic guidance arises from contemplation and spiritual insight, not haste.
Not specified in this verse; it transitions to the teaching that follows.
None directly; it prepares for the sage’s prescription of a vrata.