Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
यवमध्यः कृशग्रीवः पिंगाक्षो भुग्ननासिकः । कृष्णांगः शंकुवर्णश्च दुर्गंधेन समावृतः
Transliteration
yavamadhyaḥ kṛśagrīvaḥ piṃgākṣo bhugnanāsikaḥ | kṛṣṇāṃgaḥ śaṃkuvarṇaśca durgaṃdhena samāvṛtaḥ
Translation
அவன் ஒடுங்கிய இடை, மெலிந்த கழுத்து, மஞ்சள் கலந்த கண்கள், முறிந்த மூக்கு உடையவனானான்; கருமையான அங்கங்கள், வெளிறிய நிறம், துர்நாற்றம் சூழ்ந்தது.
Word by Word
यवमध्यःwith a slender (barley-like) waist
यवमध्यः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयव + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (having barley-like waist/middle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
कृशग्रीवःthin-necked
कृशग्रीवः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश + ग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (thin-necked), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
पिङ्गाक्षःbrown/tawny-eyed
पिङ्गाक्षः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपिङ्ग + अक्षि/अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (tawny-eyed), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
भुग्ननासिकःwith a crooked/broken nose
भुग्ननासिकः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभुग्न + नासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (broken/bent-nosed), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
कृष्णाङ्गःdark-bodied
कृष्णाङ्गः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (black-limbed/dark-bodied), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
शङ्कुवर्णःof a cone-like/pale color
शङ्कुवर्णः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशङ्कु + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष (cone-like color; pale/pointed-hued), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
दुर्गन्धेनwith foul smell
दुर्गन्धेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
समावृतःcovered, enveloped
समावृतः:
Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-वृ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A once-regal figure now shown with emaciated neck, broken nose, tawny eyes, dark limbs, pallor and a visible aura of stench; onlookers recoil, emphasizing social ostracism.
Characters & Entities
K
King (described)FAQs
Outer degradation symbolizes inner fall: adharma manifests as loss of dignity and well-being.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this descriptive verse.
None.