Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
Devanagari script
उपाव्रज्य च हा कष्टं ब्रुवंस्तं नंदभद्रकम् । दधिकर्ण इवासाद्य नंदभद्रमुवाच सः
Transliteration
upāvrajya ca hā kaṣṭaṃ bruvaṃstaṃ naṃdabhadrakam | dadhikarṇa ivāsādya naṃdabhadramuvāca saḥ
Translation
“ഹാ, എത്ര കഷ്ടം!” എന്നു വിലപിക്കുന്ന നന്ദഭദ്രന്റെ അടുക്കൽ അവൻ ചെന്നു; ദധികർണ്ണനെപ്പോലെ സമീപിച്ചു നന്ദഭദ്രനോട് സംസാരിച്ചു।
Word by Word
upāvrajyahaving approached
upāvrajya:
Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootupa-√vraj (व्रज्)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund) — उपसर्ग upa-; ‘having approached’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय)
hāalas!
hā:
Bhāva (Exclamation/उद्गार)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (शोक-उद्गार)
kaṣṭammisfortune/woe
kaṣṭam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkaṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — उद्गार-रूपेण
bruvansaying
bruvan:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (ब्रू)
Formवर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — ‘saying’
tamhim
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
naṃdabhadrakamNandabhadraka
naṃdabhadrakam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnaṃdabhadraka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — व्यक्तिनाम
dadhikarṇaḥDadhikarṇa
dadhikarṇaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdadhikarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — व्यक्तिनाम
ivalike/as
iva:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Comparative particle/उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (उपमा-वाचक)
āsādyahaving met
āsādya:
Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√sad (सद्)
Formल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्यय (Gerund) — ‘having met/approached’
naṃdabhadramNandabhadra
naṃdabhadram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnaṃdabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — व्यक्तिनाम
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्)
Formलिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stranger/associate steps close to the grieving Nandabhadra, hand raised as if to speak; the comparison to Dadhikarṇa suggests a recognizable ‘approacher’ archetype—smooth, timely, and persuasive.
Characters & Entities
N
NandabhadraD
DadhikarṇaFAQs
Moments of grief attract persuasive voices; discernment is needed before accepting counsel.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse.
None; it sets up a spoken exchange about dharma.