Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99
Devanagari script
अयं साधुरहो कष्टं कष्टमस्य महाजनाः । साधोर्वदंत्येतदपि पापिनां दुर्लभं त्विदम्
Transliteration
ayaṃ sādhuraho kaṣṭaṃ kaṣṭamasya mahājanāḥ | sādhorvadaṃtyetadapi pāpināṃ durlabhaṃ tvidam
Translation
“ਹਾਏ, ਇਹ ਸਾਧੂ ਕਿੰਨਾ ਦੁੱਖ ਸਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ—ਕਿੰਨਾ ਕਠਿਨ ਹੈ!”—ਇਉਂ ਮਹਾਜਨ ਇੱਕ ਧਰਮੀ ਪੁਰਖ ਬਾਰੇ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਪਾਪੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਭਲਾਈ ਦੀ ਖਿਆਤਿ ਵੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਦੁਲੱਭ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
अयम्this (man)
अयम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
साधुःa good man, saint
साधुः:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अहोalas! indeed!
अहो:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहो (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विस्मय/खेदसूचक निपात (interjection)
कष्टम्hard, painful (thing)
कष्टम्:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootकष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; भाववाचक
कष्टम्painful indeed
कष्टम्:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootकष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)
अस्यof him
अस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
महाजनाःgreat people, elders
महाजनाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः: महा + जन
साधोःof a good man
साधोः:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
वदन्तिthey say
वदन्ति:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवद् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
अपिalso, even
अपि:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; ‘also/even’
पापिनाम्for/of sinners
पापिनाम्:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
दुर्लभम्hard to obtain, rare
दुर्लभम्:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: दुर् + लभ
तुbut, indeed
तु:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (‘but/indeed’)
इदम्this (thing)
इदम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker
Nandabhadra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A compassionate assembly where elders (mahājanas) speak softly about a suffering sādhu; the sādhu remains composed, radiating inner steadiness despite outer hardship.
Characters & Entities
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NandabhadraFAQs
Even when the virtuous suffer, their goodness is recognized; true virtue itself is rare and should not be abandoned for comfort.
No tīrtha is referenced.
None.