Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
Devanagari script
निशम्योदीरितं तस्याः पित्रानिर्भर्त्सिता बहु । भर्तुः समीपं याहीति नियुक्ता सा पुनःपुनः
Transliteration
niśamyodīritaṃ tasyāḥ pitrānirbhartsitā bahu | bhartuḥ samīpaṃ yāhīti niyuktā sā punaḥpunaḥ
Translation
Hearing her words, her father rebuked her greatly, and again and again commanded her, “Go back to your husband’s side.”
Word by Word
niśamyahaving heard
niśamya:
Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
TypeVerb
Rootni-śam (नि+शम्-धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘निशम्’—श्रुत्वा/अवधार्य (having heard)
udīritamwhat was said
udīritam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootud-īr (उद्+ईर्-धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; अत्र ‘उदीरितम्’ = ‘uttered/said’ (object of niśamya)
tasyāḥof her
tasyāḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
pitrāby (her) father
pitrā:
Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (पितृ-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
nirbhartsitāwas scolded
nirbhartsitā:
Karta (Predicate complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootnir-bharts (निर्भर्त्स्-धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ताडिता/तिरस्कृता’ अर्थे
bahumuch; repeatedly
bahu:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootbahu (बहु-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
Formअव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: much/often)
bhartuḥof (her) husband
bhartuḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbhartṛ (भर्तृ-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
samīpamto the presence; near
samīpam:
Karma (Goal/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsamīpa (समीप-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; गन्तव्यस्थानवाचक
yāhigo
yāhi:
Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyā (या-धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative); परस्मैपदी; मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
iti(saying) thus
iti:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)
niyuktāwas instructed; was ordered
niyuktā:
Karta (Predicate complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootni-yuj (नि+युज्-धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आज्ञापिता/नियोजिता’
sāshe
sā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)
Speaker
Skanda (narrating) to Agastya (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Tvaṣṭṛ, stern-faced, gestures firmly as he admonishes his daughter; she stands with lowered head, hands clasped, the emotional weight visible.
Characters & Entities
T
TvaṣṭṛH
Husband (unnamed here)FAQs
It emphasizes duty and reconciliation within household life as framed by Purāṇic social dharma.
None explicitly; the broader narrative remains situated within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī milieu.
None; it is an instruction about conduct rather than a ritual.