Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अंगान्यभ्यस्य तर्कांश्च परिलोड्य समंततः । मीमांसाद्वयमालोक्य धनुर्वेदं विगाह्य च

Transliteration

aṃgānyabhyasya tarkāṃśca pariloḍya samaṃtataḥ | mīmāṃsādvayamālokya dhanurvedaṃ vigāhya ca

Translation

And having practiced the Vedāṅgas, thoroughly examined the systems of reasoning on every side, surveyed both Mīmāṃsās, and also entered into the knowledge of Dhanurveda,

Word by Word

• aṅgāni: auxiliary limbs (Vedāṅgas)
• aṅgāni: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), बहुवचन (Plural)

• abhyasya: having practiced/studied
• abhyasya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-as (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-लोप रूप अव्यय (gerund; irregular/poetic for abhyasya = abhyasya/abhyāsya)

• tarkān: logical treatises/arguments
• tarkān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tarka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• pariloḍya: having examined thoroughly
• pariloḍya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari-luḍ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• samantataḥ: completely, from all sides
• samantataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: on all sides/entirely)

• mīmāṃsā-dvayam: the two Mīmāṃsās (Pūrva & Uttara)
• mīmāṃsā-dvayam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mīmāṃsā (प्रातिपदिक) + dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन (Singular)

• ālokya: having reviewed/considered
• ālokya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• dhanur-vedam: Dhanurveda (science of archery/warfare)
• dhanur-vedam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन (Singular)

• vigāhya: having entered into / mastered
• vigāhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-gāh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Agastya (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like depiction of Śivaśarmā: practicing Vedāṅga recitation, engaging in philosophical debate (tarka), studying two Mīmāṃsās with commentarial texts, and training in archery (dhanurveda)—all within a single narrative frame.

Characters & Entities

• Vedāṅga
• Tarka
• Mīmāṃsā
• Dhanurveda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even vast intellectual mastery is portrayed as incomplete without the transformative turn to divine worship and liberation-oriented practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it is biographical narration within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa arc that ultimately celebrates Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse catalogs branches of knowledge studied.