Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
Devanagari script
तं विनम्राकृतिं दृष्ट्वा भृत्यतां कर्तुमागतम् । चक्रे महानसाध्यक्षमज्ञानात्स महीपतिः
Transliteration
taṃ vinamrākṛtiṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛtyatāṃ kartumāgatam | cakre mahānasādhyakṣamajñānātsa mahīpatiḥ
Translation
اسے عاجز صورت میں خدمت کے لیے آیا دیکھ کر، بادشاہ نے نادانی سے اسے شاہی باورچی خانے کا نگران مقرر کر دیا۔
Word by Word
tamhim
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
vinamrākṛtimof humble appearance
vinamrākṛtim:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvinamra + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिकौ)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (vinamrā ākṛtiḥ) विशेषण
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Sambandha (Prior action/सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा)
Formअव्ययकृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive)
bhṛtyatāmservitude; the status of a servant
bhṛtyatām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhṛtyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (state of being a servant)
kartumto make; to do
kartum:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु) → kartum (तुमुन्)
Formतुमुनन्त (infinitive)
āgatamcome; arrived
āgatam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootā + √gam (धातु) → āgata (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'tam' इत्यस्य विशेषण
cakremade; appointed
cakre:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
mahānasādhyakṣamsuperintendent of the kitchen
mahānasādhyakṣam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahānasa + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिकौ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: 'of the kitchen' + 'superintendent')
ajñānātout of ignorance
ajñānāt:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
mahīpatiḥthe king; lord of the earth
mahīpatiḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahī + pati (प्रातिपदिकौ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: 'of earth' + 'lord')
Speaker
Narrator (not specified in the excerpt; likely the Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The king, serene and trusting, gestures to appoint the humble newcomer as kitchen superintendent; the newcomer bows deeply while his eyes betray hidden malice; kitchen vessels gleam in the background.
Characters & Entities
M
mahīpati (king)R
rākṣasa (implied, in disguise)M
mahānasa (royal kitchen)FAQs
Misplaced trust born of ignorance can open the door to harm; dharma requires careful discernment in appointing and empowering others.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.