Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
तथा वेदविदो विप्रा यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणाः । गृहस्थाश्रमिणो ये च ये चारण्यनिवासिनः
Transliteration
tathā vedavido viprā yajñakarmavicakṣaṇāḥ | gṛhasthāśramiṇo ye ca ye cāraṇyanivāsinaḥ
Translation
Ebenso wurden vedakundige Brahmanen, kundig in den Handlungen des Opfers, eingeladen—sowohl die im Hausstand lebenden als auch die in der Waldklause weilenden.
Word by Word
तथाalso, likewise
तथा:
Samuccaya/समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय
वेदविदःknowers of the Veda
वेदविदः:
Karta/कर्ता (also invited)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद + विद् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वेदं वेत्ति’ इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)
विप्राःbrāhmaṇas
विप्राः:
Karta/कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणाःskilled in sacrificial rites
यज्ञकर्मविचक्षणाः:
Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञ + कर्म + विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘यज्ञकर्मणि विचक्षणाः’ इति; विशेषण (विप्राः)
गृहस्थाश्रमिणःthose in the householder stage
गृहस्थाश्रमिणः:
Karta/कर्ता (also invited)
TypeNoun
Rootगृहस्थ + आश्रमिन् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘गृहस्थ-आश्रमं येषां ते’ (आश्रमिन्-प्रत्ययान्त)
येwho
ये:
Karta/कर्ता (relative)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)
चand
च:
Samuccaya/समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
येwho
ये:
Karta/कर्ता (relative)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya/समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
आरण्यनिवासिनःforest-dwellers
आरण्यनिवासिनः:
Karta/कर्ता (also invited)
TypeNoun
Rootआरण्य + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आरण्ये निवसन्ति’ इति
Speaker
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration within Māhātmya)
Characters & Entities
V
Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)V
VedaY
YajñaG
GṛhasthasĀ
ĀraṇyakasFAQs
Dharma is supported across āśramas: both disciplined householders and forest-dwellers contribute to the sanctity of yajña.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but no particular site is identified in this line.
It highlights competence in yajña procedures, implying adherence to correct Vedic ritual performance.