Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
तथात्र धातवः सप्त नामतस्तान्निबोध मे । त्वगसृङ्मांस मेदोऽस्थिमज्जाशुक्राणि धातवः
Transliteration
tathātra dhātavaḥ sapta nāmatastānnibodha me | tvagasṛṅmāṃsa medo'sthimajjāśukrāṇi dhātavaḥ
Translation
তেমনি এখানে দেহের সাত ধাতু আছে—আমার কাছ থেকে নামগুলি শোনো: ত্বক, রক্ত, মাংস, মেদ, অস্থি, মজ্জা ও শুক্র—এই ধাতুসমূহ।
Word by Word
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')
atrahere
atra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here')
dhātavaḥconstituents; bodily elements
dhātavaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdhātu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)
saptaseven
sapta:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचन-विशेषण (Numeral used adjectivally)
nāmatasby name
nāmatas:
Sambandha (Specification/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
Formतसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'by name/as to name')
tānthose (them)
tān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Pronoun; Masculine, Accusative, Plural)
nibodhaknow; understand
nibodha:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootni + budh (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)
mefrom me / for me
me:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Pronoun; Genitive/Dative, Singular)
tvakskin
tvak:
Karta (List item/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottvac (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)
asṛkblood
asṛk:
Karta (List item/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasṛj/asṛk (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)
māṃsamflesh
māṃsam:
Karta (List item/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmāṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)
medaḥfat
medaḥ:
Karta (List item/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmedas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)
asthibone
asthi:
Karta (List item/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasthi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)
majjāmarrow
majjā:
Karta (List item/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmajjā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)
śukrāṇisemen; reproductive fluid
śukrāṇi:
Karta (List item/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśukra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Plural)
dhātavaḥ(these are) constituents
dhātavaḥ:
Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdhātu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)
Speaker
Kamaṭha
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dhātu-maṇḍala (inner field)
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Disciple/interlocutor
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A teacher-deity (Skanda) instructs a disciple; behind them a schematic mandala of seven layers labeled as dhātus, rendered like concentric terrains.
Characters & Entities
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Sapta-dhātuFAQs
By analyzing the body into constituents, attachment is weakened and discernment (viveka) is strengthened.
None; this is anatomical/constitutive teaching.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a doctrinal enumeration.