Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
Devanagari script
नमस्कृत्य द्विजाग्र्यं ते प्रहर्षादिदमब्रुवन्
Transliteration
namaskṛtya dvijāgryaṃ te praharṣādidamabruvan
Translation
அந்த முதன்மை பிராமணருக்கு வணங்கி, அவர்கள் பேரானந்தத்துடன் இவ்வார்த்தைகளைச் சொன்னார்கள்।
Word by Word
namaskṛtyahaving bowed/saluted
namaskṛtya:
Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnamas + √kṛ (कृ धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘नमस्कृत्य’ = ‘नमस्कृत्वा’ (having saluted)
dvija-agryamthe foremost brahmin
dvija-agryam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक) + agrya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘द्विजेषु अग्र्यः’ (foremost among the twice-born)
tethey
te:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (they)
praharṣātout of joy
praharṣāt:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootpraharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतु/कारणार्थे (from/through joy)
idamthis
idam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
abruvansaid, spoke
abruvan:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (ब्रू धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The brāhmaṇas bow to the foremost brāhmaṇa with folded hands and lowered heads, their faces still radiant with joy, preparing to speak.
Characters & Entities
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Dvijāgrya (foremost brāhmaṇa)FAQs
Reverence (namaskāra) offered to a worthy person is a direct expression of dharma and a source of merit.
No specific site is mentioned in this verse.
Namaskāra—formal salutation to a venerable guest—is explicitly shown.