Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
Devanagari script
भरतस्तु द्वितीयेन यौवराज्याधिपोस्तु मे । मंथरावचनान्मूढा वरमेतमयाचत
Transliteration
bharatastu dvitīyena yauvarājyādhipostu me | maṃtharāvacanānmūḍhā varametamayācata
Translation
രണ്ടാമത്തെ വരമായി—എനിക്കായി ഭരതൻ യുവരാജ്യപദത്തിന്റെ അധിപനാകട്ടെ. മന്തരയുടെ വാക്കുകളിൽ മോഹിതയായി അവൾ ഈ വരം തന്നെ അപേക്ഷിച്ചു।
Word by Word
bharataḥBharata
bharataḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbharata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; अवधानार्थक-निपातः
dvitīyenaby the second (boon)
dvitīyena:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘(वर)द्वितीयेन’ इति अवशिष्ट-संबन्धः
yauvarājyādhipaḥlord of the heir-apparent-ship (heir-apparent)
yauvarājyādhipaḥ:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समाना)
TypeNoun
Rootyauvarājya (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; अवधानार्थक-निपातः
meof me / my
me:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; मम (of me)
maṃtharāvacanātfrom Mantharā’s words
maṃtharāvacanāt:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootmaṃtharā (प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्
mūḍhādeluded
mūḍhā:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्तृविशेषणम्
varama boon
varam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्
etamthis
etam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘वरम्’ इति विशेषणम्
ayācataasked
ayācata:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyāc (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kaikeyī, influenced by Mantharā, demands Bharata’s elevation; the court’s auspicious preparations for coronation are shadowed by intrigue.
Characters & Entities
B
BharataK
KaikeyīM
MantharāFAQs
Bad counsel distorts judgment; dharma declines when decisions are driven by attachment and manipulation.
None is specified; the verse focuses on moral causality in royal dharma.
None.