Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
Devanagari script
नारद उवाच । इत्येतैरमुखैर्वाक्यैरयुक्तैरसमंजसैः
Transliteration
nārada uvāca | ityetairamukhairvākyairayuktairasamaṃjasaiḥ
Translation
ನಾರದನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ, ಆಧಾರವಿಲ್ಲದ, ಯುಕ್ತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ಅಸಂಗತ ವಚನಗಳಿಂದ—
Word by Word
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative)
एतैःwith these
एतैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण
अमुखैःshameless, impudent
अमुखैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (without face; i.e., shameless/impudent)
वाक्यैःby words, with statements
वाक्यैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण
अयुक्तैःimproper, unfitting
अयुक्तैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (improper)
असमञ्जसैःinconsistent, absurd
असमञ्जसैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ + समञ्जस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (incoherent/illogical)
Speaker
Nārada
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: (Audience within the narrative; implicitly the sages/king and the reader)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Nārada appears or speaks as the narrative voice, marking the prior speech as baseless; a shift from temptation to discernment.
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaFAQs
Nārada signals a refutation: dharma should not be dismissed by baseless, inconsistent reasoning.
None in this line; it is a narrative transition identifying the speaker.
None.