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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणी वाक्यं भीतभीतावदन्नृप । तद्वस्त्रं तु मया विप्र स्नात्वा ह्यन्तः कृतं महत्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā brāhmaṇī vākyaṃ bhītabhītāvadannṛpa | tadvastraṃ tu mayā vipra snātvā hyantaḥ kṛtaṃ mahat

Translation

Entendant ces paroles, la brāhmaṇī, tremblante de peur, dit : «Ô Roi ; ô vénérable brāhmaṇa : ce vêtement a été touché par moi ; après m’être baignée, je l’ai placé à l’intérieur (de mes appartements), commettant une lourde faute».

Word by Word
tatthat
tat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (object of 'having heard')
śrutvāhaving heard
śrutvā:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (श्रु) (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having heard'
brāhmaṇīthe brahmin woman
brāhmaṇī:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन
vākyamspeech/statement
vākyam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvākya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन
bhītabhītāvery frightened
bhītabhītā:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhīta + bhītā (√bhī) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व/पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग): 'frightened and frightened' = 'very frightened'
avadatsaid
avadat:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vad (वद्) (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/Past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
nṛpaO king
nṛpa:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन
tatthat
tat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (demonstrative: 'that')
vastramcloth/garment
vastram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvastra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
tubut/indeed
tu:
None (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया, एकवचन
vipraO brahmin
vipra:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन
snātvāhaving bathed
snātvā:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Root√snā (स्ना) (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having bathed'
hiindeed
hi:
None (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)
antaḥinside
antaḥ:
Adhikarana (Place/देशाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootantaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; स्थानवाचक (inside/within)
kṛtamput/kept
kṛtam:
Kriya (Predicate participle/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Root√kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'done/put'
mahatlarge/great
mahat:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (great/large)
Speaker

Brāhmaṇī (the woman)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha ambit

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇī, trembling, admits she bathed and then placed the sage’s garment inside her inner quarters, calling it a grave impropriety; the sage listens, tension rising.

FAQs

Dharma is protected by truthful confession and careful conduct; even fear should lead one to honesty and rectification rather than concealment.

The broader setting is the Revā-khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred region), though this verse itself focuses on a moral incident rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

Snāna (bathing) is explicitly mentioned, highlighting the theme of śauca (purity) before handling sensitive matters.

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