Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 77
Devanagari script
समातृदैवतोभिज्ञः केवलं राजवर्त्मनि । न वेद काननाध्वानं क्षणं दध्यौ नृपात्मजः
Transliteration
samātṛdaivatobhijñaḥ kevalaṃ rājavartmani | na veda kānanādhvānaṃ kṣaṇaṃ dadhyau nṛpātmajaḥ
Translation
وكان لا يعرف إلا آلهة البيت والأم، ولا يألف إلا الطرق الملكية؛ فلم يكن ابنُ الملك يدري مسلك الغابة، فتفكّر لحظةً.
Word by Word
सhe
स:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (understood with abhijñaḥ)
मातृof (his) mother
मातृ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)
दैवतof the deity/divine (matter)
दैवत:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)
अभिज्ञःknowing/aware (of his mother’s deity)
अभिज्ञः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मातृदैवतयोः अभिज्ञः’
केवलम्only, merely
केवलम्:
Sambandha (Restriction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकेवल (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
Formअव्यय-प्रयोग — restrictive adverb
राजof the king; royal
राज:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)
वर्त्मनिon the royal road
वर्त्मनि:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘राज्ञः वर्त्म’
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय — negation particle
वेदknows
वेद:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विद् धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Present, 3rd sg
काननof the forest
कानन:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकानन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)
अध्वानम्the forest-path
अध्वानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘काननस्य अध्वा’
क्षणम्for a moment
क्षणम्:
Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular (duration)
दध्यौpondered
दध्यौ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ध्यै (ध्यै धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd sg
नृपof the king
नृप:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootनृप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive (in compound)
आत्मजःthe king’s son
आत्मजः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘नृपस्य आत्मजः’
Speaker
Skanda to Agastya (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The boy stands at the edge of a forest track, looking around with a brief, thoughtful pause; behind him the straight royal road fades, ahead the winding forest path disappears into shade.
Characters & Entities
S
SkandaA
AgastyaD
DhruvaFAQs
The spiritual path is unfamiliar to worldly comfort; a seeker must pause, discern, and proceed beyond inherited routines.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.