Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

हस्त्यश्वरथयानैश्च धर्मज्ञः शास्त्रतत्परः । गृहे स्तम्भशताकीर्णे सौवर्णे रजतान्विते

Transliteration

hastyaśvarathayānaiśca dharmajñaḥ śāstratatparaḥ | gṛhe stambhaśatākīrṇe sauvarṇe rajatānvite

Translation

Il devient connaisseur du dharma, dévoué aux śāstras, pourvu de montures d’éléphants, de chevaux et de chars. Il demeure dans un palais rempli de cent colonnes, orné d’or et incrusté d’argent.

Word by Word

• हस्ति-अश्व-रथ-यानैः: with elephants, horses, chariots, and vehicles
• हस्ति-अश्व-रथ-यानैः: Sahakaraka (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक) + यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (हस्त्यश्व-रथ-यान)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• धर्म-ज्ञः: knower of dharma
• धर्म-ज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √ज्ञा; 'knower')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—धर्मं जानाति इति

• शास्त्र-तत्परः: devoted to scriptures
• शास्त्र-तत्परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गृहे: in a house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्तम्भ-शत-आकीर्णे: filled with hundreds of pillars
• स्तम्भ-शत-आकीर्णे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + आकीर्ण (कृदन्त, √कॄ/किर्, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सौवर्णे: golden
• सौवर्णे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• रजत-अन्विते: adorned with silver
• रजत-अन्विते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त, √इ/अनु+√इ?; kta, 'endowed with')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa (deduced: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-like purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dharmic king in a grand hundred-pillared mansion, with elephants, horses, and chariots arranged ceremonially; gold and silver architectural detailing; the king shown with scripture or counsel posture.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Śāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to dharma and śāstra, supported by tīrtha-merit, is portrayed as yielding both inner refinement and auspicious prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha context within the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Āvantya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it describes the फल (phala)—results—connected to the Revā-māhātmya context.