Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
Devanagari script
शुभदः सरलोंगुष्ठो वृत्तो वृत्तनखो मृदुः
Transliteration
śubhadaḥ saraloṃguṣṭho vṛtto vṛttanakho mṛduḥ
Translation
မင်္ဂလာရှိသော လက်မသည် တည့်တန်း၍ ဝိုင်းဝိုင်း၊ လက်သည်းဝိုင်းဝိုင်းရှိပြီး နူးညံ့သည်။
Word by Word
शुभदःauspicious-giving
शुभदः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘अङ्गुष्ठः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; शुभं ददाति इति
सरलःstraight
सरलः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसरल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अङ्गुष्ठः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
अङ्गुष्ठःthe thumb
अङ्गुष्ठः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
वृत्तःround
वृत्तः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अङ्गुष्ठः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
वृत्त-नखःhaving a round nail
वृत्त-नखः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्त (प्रातिपदिक) + नख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—वृत्तः नखः यस्य (अङ्गुष्ठः)
मृदुःsoft
मृदुः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अङ्गुष्ठः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
Speaker
Skanda
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (typical frame)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Close depiction of a straight, rounded, soft thumb with a rounded nail, presented as an auspicious sign; a calm teacher gestures approvingly.
Characters & Entities
K
KāśīS
SkandaA
AgastyaFAQs
Auspiciousness is associated with harmony and balance even in bodily features, reflecting inner merit.
None; the Kāśī setting is contextual rather than explicit in this verse.
None.