Shloka 56

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

शड्कुकर्णो निकुम्भश्न पद्म: कुमुद एव च

Transliteration

śaḍkukarṇo nikumbhaś ca padmaḥ kumuda eva ca

Translation

ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— “(ಅಲ್ಲಿ) ಶಡ್ಕುಕರ್ಣ, ನಿಕುಂಭ, ಪದ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಕುಮುದನೂ ಇದ್ದರು.”

Word by Word

• शड्कुकर्णः: Śaḍkukarṇa (a proper name; lit. 'one having spike-like ears')
• शड्कुकर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शड्कुकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निकुम्भः: Nikumbha (proper name)
• निकुम्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकुम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पद्मः: Padma (proper name; lit. 'lotus')
• पद्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुमुदः: Kumuda (proper name; lit. 'water-lily')
• कुमुदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमुद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/also/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śaḍkukarṇa
• Nikumbha
• Padma
• Kumuda