Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

भगदत्तमथो नाथं ततो मौर्वी न्यवेदयत् । समादाय बहुद्रव्यं विससर्जाथ भ्रातरम्

Transliteration

bhagadattamatho nāthaṃ tato maurvī nyavedayat | samādāya bahudravyaṃ visasarjātha bhrātaram

Translation

Bấy giờ Maurvī bèn tâu trình với phu quân của nàng là Bhagadatta. Nàng thu xếp nhiều của cải, rồi sai anh trai mình mang theo mà lên đường.

Word by Word

• bhagadattam: Bhagadatta
• bhagadattam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagadatta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; proper noun

• atho: then
• atho: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atho (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक (conj./then)

• nātham: lord, protector
• nātham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Avyaya (Sequential)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/thereupon)

• maurvī: Maurvī
• maurvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maurvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; proper noun

• nyavedayat: informed, reported
• nyavedayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni+vid (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘made known’

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having taken/collected’

• bahudravyam: much wealth/property
• bahudravyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu-dravya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः: कर्मधारय (bahuṃ dravyaṃ)

• visasarja: sent forth, dispatched
• visasarja: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट) रूपप्रयोगः/काव्ये भूतार्थे, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• bhrātaram: (her) brother
• bhrātaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (contextual deduction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maurvī reports to Bhagadatta; chests of valuables are gathered; her brother is entrusted and sent forth as an emissary with wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Maurvī
• Bhagadatta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is supported by responsible communication with elders/guardians and by rightful generosity in major life rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; this verse is centered on royal household action and marriage preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it alludes to customary gifting/wealth arrangements associated with vivāha.