Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तु सा भवेद्दासी पराजीयेत या यया । अस्मिन्पणे इमाः सर्वाः सख्यः साक्षिण्य एव नौ

Transliteration

tasyāstu sā bhaveddāsī parājīyeta yā yayā | asminpaṇe imāḥ sarvāḥ sakhyaḥ sākṣiṇya eva nau

Translation

Diejenige, die von der anderen besiegt wird, soll ihre Dienerin werden. Und bei dieser Wette sollen all diese Gefährtinnen hier Zeuginnen für uns beide sein.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhavet: should become
• bhavet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dāsī: a slave-maid
• dāsī: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• parājīyeta: should be defeated
• parājīyeta: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: parā + ji (धातु; पराजीयते)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (be defeated)

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• yayā: by whom
• yayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• paṇe: wager
• paṇe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• imāḥ: these
• imāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sakhyaḥ: female friends
• sakhyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sākṣiṇyaḥ: witnesses (female)
• sākṣiṇyaḥ: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sākṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• nau: of us two / for us two
• nau: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-द्विवचन (Gen./Dat. dual); ‘आवयोः/आवाभ्याम्’ सन्दर्भे

Speaker

Kadrū

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kāśī-mahātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kadrū declares the terms: the defeated becomes a servant; a circle of female companions stand as witnesses, creating a formal, almost juridical scene.

Characters & Entities

• Kadrū
• Vinatā
• Sakhīs (female companions/witnesses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Binding oneself through prideful wagers can lead to bondage and humiliation; dharma counsels restraint and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.