Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततो जयप्रदान् सर्वानितश्चेतश्च धावतः । हृच्छोभां च प्रकुर्वाणान् वै जयन्तीभिरुच्चकैः

Transliteration

tato jayapradān sarvānitaścetaśca dhāvataḥ | hṛcchobhāṃ ca prakurvāṇān vai jayantībhiruccakaiḥ

Translation

Alors il vit tous courir çà et là, prodiguant des cris de victoire, faisant naître l’allégresse dans le cœur, tandis qu’ils proclamaient hautement des acclamations de triomphe.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of sequence)

• जयप्रदान्: granting victory
• जयप्रदान्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—जयस्य प्रदाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषणम् (सर्वान्)

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; (जनान्/लोकान् इत्यर्थे)

• इतश्च: from here/this way, and
• इतश्च: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण; च = समुच्चय (conjunction)

• चेतश्च: hither and thither (lit. here and there)
• चेतश्च: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; च = समुच्चय; (इतश्चेतश्च = इतः च इतः च, इति द्विरुक्त्यर्थः)

• धावतः: running
• धावतः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √धाव् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle)

• हृच्छोभाम्: heart-delight/joy
• हृच्छोभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्/हृद् + शोभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—हृदः शोभा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• प्रकुर्वाणान्: making/producing
• प्रकुर्वाणान्: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (ātmanepada present participle)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पदार्थ-निपात (emphatic particle)

• जयन्तीभिः: with victory-cries/cheers
• जयन्तीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; (जयन्ती = जयघोष/विजयध्वनि इत्यर्थे)

• उच्चकैः: aloud, loudly
• उच्चकैः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चकैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Crowds moving briskly in courtyards and streets, arms raised, mouths open in ‘jaya’ cries; banners overhead; central figure as focus of acclaim.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Andhaka (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective speech and sound shape communal mood; Purāṇic culture treats auspicious utterance (maṅgala-śabda) as spiritually consequential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the verse depicts celebration in a city within the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; it describes victory acclamations.