Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ततः समस्तैर्विबुधैः सम्प्रधार्य परस्परम् । द्विधा तैर्वाक्स्थलं दृष्ट्वा ब्राह्मणा नृपसंहितम्

Transliteration

tataḥ samastairvibudhaiḥ sampradhārya parasparam | dvidhā tairvāksthalaṃ dṛṣṭvā brāhmaṇā nṛpasaṃhitam

Translation

Daraufhin berieten alle Gelehrten miteinander; und die Brāhmaṇa, nachdem sie den Fall von beiden Seiten geprüft hatten, sprachen im Königshof das Urteil.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमसूचक) — ‘then’

• समस्तैः: by all
• समस्तैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — विशेषणम् (विबुधैः) ‘by all’

• विबुधैः: by the learned ones
• विबुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — ‘by the wise/learned ones’

• सम्प्रधार्य: having deliberated
• सम्प्रधार्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + धृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — ‘having deliberated/considered’ (पूर्वक्रिया)

• परस्परम्: mutually
• परस्परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (परस्पर-क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘mutually, with one another’

• द्विधा: in two ways
• द्विधा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (संख्यावाचक-प्रकार) — ‘in two ways/into two parts’

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — सर्वनाम; कर्तृ-समूहसूचकः ‘by them’

• वाक्स्थलम्: the ground/place of speech (debate-ground)
• वाक्स्थलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः ‘वाचः स्थलम्’ = place/ground of speech (debate-ground)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — ‘having seen’

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — ‘Brahmins’

• नृपसंहितम्: accompanied by the king
• नृपसंहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृप + संहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः ‘नृपेण संहितम्’ = accompanied by the king; विशेषणम् (वाक्स्थलम्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra sabhā-city (unnamed)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A semicircle of brāhmaṇas confer quietly, some counting points on fingers, others consulting manuscripts; the king sits elevated, listening as the verdict is prepared.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmins
• King’s assembly

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective deliberation and impartial review are essential for dharmic judgment—at least in principle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The story remains situated at Bhṛgukaccha within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.