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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

नग्नः काषायवस्त्रः स्यान्नग्नश्चार्धपटः स्मृतः । अच्छिन्नाग्रं तु यद्वस्त्रं मृदा प्रक्षालितं तु यत्

Transliteration

nagnaḥ kāṣāyavastraḥ syānnagnaścārdhapaṭaḥ smṛtaḥ | acchinnāgraṃ tu yadvastraṃ mṛdā prakṣālitaṃ tu yat

Translation

Nach dieser Vorschrift gilt, wer ein safranfarben (kāṣāya) gefärbtes Gewand trägt, als „nackt“; und wer nur ein halbes Tuch trägt, wird ebenfalls als „nackt“ erinnert. Ein Gewand jedoch, dessen Saum nicht eingerissen ist, und eines, das mit Erde (reinigendem Lehm) gewaschen wurde, gilt als zulässig.

Word by Word
नग्नःnaked
नग्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
काषाय-वस्त्रःone with ochre cloth / ochre garment
काषाय-वस्त्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाषाय (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः ‘काषायं वस्त्रं’ (Masculine, Nominative singular)
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
नग्नःnaked
नग्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
चand
च:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
अर्ध-पटःhalf-cloth (wearing only half a garment)
अर्ध-पटः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘अर्धः पटः’ (Masculine, Nominative singular)
स्मृतःis said/considered
स्मृतः:
Kriya (Predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु) + त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थे ‘is considered/said’ (Past passive participle)
अच्छिन्न-अग्रम्with uncut edge
अच्छिन्न-अग्रम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ (नञ्) + छिन्न (कृदन्त, छिद्+क्त) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘अच्छिन्नम् अग्रं यस्य’ (Neuter Nom/Acc singular; with uncut edge)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
यत्which
यत्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-विशेषण (relative pronoun: which)
वस्त्रम्cloth/garment
वस्त्रम्:
Karma/Pratipādya (Predicate noun)
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter Nom/Acc singular)
मृदाwith clay/earth
मृदा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental singular)
प्रक्षालितम्washed
प्रक्षालितम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र+क्षल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘washed’ (Past passive participle)
तुand/indeed
तु:
Sambandha
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविशेषण-अव्यय
यत्which
यत्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)
Speaker

Unknown (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration; dharma-ācāra on clothing cleanliness)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest demonstrates two garments: a torn-edged, half-cloth and saffron cloth set aside as ‘not fit’ for this rite; beside them a neatly bordered cloth freshly washed with clay is held up as acceptable; a clay bowl and water pot are visible.

FAQs

It stresses that purity includes the condition and cleanliness of garments used in religious life.

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as part of its māhātmya’s dharma guidance.

A standard of acceptable cloth: intact edges and cleansing (including washing with earth/clay).

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