Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49
Devanagari script
ध्यात्वा तु सुचिरं कालं नृपं नंदमथाब्रवीत् । ध्यानकाष्ठस्य शापेन ह्युन्म त्तस्ते सुतोऽभवत्
Transliteration
dhyātvā tu suciraṃ kālaṃ nṛpaṃ naṃdamathābravīt | dhyānakāṣṭhasya śāpena hyunma ttaste suto'bhavat
Translation
ครั้นได้เพ่งฌานอยู่นานยิ่งแล้ว ท่านจึงกล่าวแก่พระราชานันทะว่า “แท้จริงด้วยคำสาปของธยานกาษฐะ บุตรของท่านจึงวิกลจริต”
Word by Word
ध्यात्वाhaving meditated
ध्यात्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootध्यै (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having meditated’
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात — adversative/emphatic particle
सुचिरम्very long
सुचिरम्:
Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — accusative singular; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (qualifying duration)
कालम्time
कालम्:
Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — accusative singular (duration)
नृपम्the king
नृपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनृप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — accusative singular
नन्दम्Nanda
नन्दम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — accusative singular; नृपम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (apposition)
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formक्रमसूचक निपात — sequential particle
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — imperfect 3rd sg
ध्यानकाष्ठस्यof the meditation-wood (name)
ध्यानकाष्ठस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — genitive singular; समासः: ध्यान-काष्ठ (तत्पुरुष)
शापेनby the curse
शापेन:
Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन — instrumental singular
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात — emphatic/causal particle
उन्मत्तःmad
उन्मत्तः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउन्मत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying सुतः)
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6), एकवचन — genitive singular (pronoun)
सुतःson
सुतः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — nominative singular
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — imperfect 3rd sg
Speaker
Jaimini (to King Nanda)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Jaimini, after long meditation, declares the cause: the curse of Dhyānakāṣṭha; the king reacts with shock; the prince’s madness is shown as a karmic shadow.
Characters & Entities
J
JaiminiN
NandaD
DhyānakāṣṭhaFAQs
Afflictions can be karmically rooted; recognizing the cause is essential before undertaking dhārmic atonement.
Not in this verse; it introduces the cause that will be remedied through Setu pilgrimage.
None here; the remedy is announced next.