Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

गृहीत्वाभरणं तस्यास्त्वङ्गप्रत्यङ्गिकं तथा । कुण्डलाङ्गदकेयूरहारनूपुरझल्लरीः

Transliteration

gṛhītvābharaṇaṃ tasyāstvaṅgapratyaṅgikaṃ tathā | kuṇḍalāṅgadakeyūrahāranūpurajhallarīḥ

Translation

Il prit aussi ses parures, celles du corps et des membres : boucles d’oreilles, bracelets, keyūras, colliers, anneaux de cheville et ornements tintinnabulants…

Word by Word

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having taken’

• ābharaṇam: ornament(s)
• ābharaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• aṅga-pratyaṅgikam: pertaining to limbs and sub-limbs (all over the body)
• aṅga-pratyaṅgikam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + pratyaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + -ika (तद्धित)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (समाहार): अङ्गं च प्रत्यङ्गं च; तद्विषयकं ‘अङ्गप्रत्यङ्गिक’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (आभरणम् इति विशेषणम्)

• tathā: also/thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/also)

• kuṇḍala-aṅgada-keyūra-hāra-nūpura-jhallarīḥ: earrings, armlets, bracelets, necklaces, anklets, and jingling ornaments
• kuṇḍala-aṅgada-keyūra-hāra-nūpura-jhallarīḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + keyūra (प्रातिपदिक) + hāra (प्रातिपदिक) + nūpura (प्रातिपदिक) + jhallarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर/समाहार): कुण्डलादीनि; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator within the Revā Khaṇḍa (contextual speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, detailed interior scene: hands gather a woman’s ornaments—earrings, armlets, keyūras, necklace, anklets, and jingling pieces—laid out on cloth; the mood can tilt toward bridal preparation or toward confiscation, depending on surrounding narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Unspecified woman (tasyāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma is shown through violation of trust and safety—stealing and harming the vulnerable—prompting the need for righteous protection and justice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is directly glorified in this verse; it narrates wrongdoing within the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse lists ornaments taken, emphasizing the gravity of the offense.