Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
Devanagari script
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तादृग्रौद्रतमं महत् । मन्दो विस्मयमापन्नस्ततश्चेदमभाषत
Transliteration
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tādṛgraudratamaṃ mahat | mando vismayamāpannastataścedamabhāṣata
Translation
Entendant ces paroles—d’une férocité et d’une puissance redoutables—Manda (Śanaiścara) fut saisi d’étonnement, puis il parla ainsi.
Word by Word
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम-रूप
तत्that
तत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूप
वचनम्speech; statement
वचनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: श्रु (to hear)
तादृक्such; of that kind
तादृक्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण
रौद्रतमम्most fierce
रौद्रतमम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootरौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त (Superlative)
महत्great
महत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण
मन्दःManda (name)
मन्दः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
विस्मयम्astonishment
विस्मयम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootविस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
आपन्नःhaving attained; fallen into
आपन्नः:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicative/समानााधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootआपद् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; धातु: आपद् (to reach/attain)
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)
इदम्this (speech/words)
इदम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप
अभाषतspoke; said
अभाषत:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभाष् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्ग: अभि-
Speaker
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A dark, awe-filled moment: Manda/Śanaiścara pauses mid-course, astonished by a fierce declaration; the air feels heavy, as if time itself slows.
Characters & Entities
D
DaśarathaM
MandaŚ
ŚanaiścaraFAQs
Even powerful forces yield pause when confronted by fearless dhārmic speech and resolve.
The immediate verse is narrative; the broader chapter is within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
None in this verse.