Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
अथ सर्वे समायाता ग्रामवृद्धाश्च पंडिताः । समाजं चक्रिरे तत्र कुलवृद्धैः समन्वितम्
Transliteration
atha sarve samāyātā grāmavṛddhāśca paṃḍitāḥ | samājaṃ cakrire tatra kulavṛddhaiḥ samanvitam
Translation
Alors tous s’y rassemblèrent—les anciens du village et les hommes instruits—et ils tinrent une assemblée, avec les aînés de la famille.
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
समायाताःhaving assembled
समायाताः:
Karta-anvaya (Subject descriptor/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + या (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; PPP ‘having come/assembled’
ग्राम-वृद्धाःvillage elders
ग्राम-वृद्धाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (ग्रामस्य वृद्धाः)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
पण्डिताःlearned men
पण्डिताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
समाजम्an assembly
समाजम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसमाज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
चक्रिरेthey made/held
चक्रिरे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; 3rd pl perfect middle
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
कुल-वृद्धैःwith the family elders
कुल-वृद्धैः:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; तत्पुरुष (कुलस्य वृद्धैः)
समन्वितम्accompanied, attended
समन्वितम्:
Karma-anvaya (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + अन्वि (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with ‘समाजम्’
Speaker
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Elders seated in a semicircle, paṇḍitas with manuscripts or prayer beads; family seniors present; the atmosphere is formal, restrained, and heavy with responsibility.
Characters & Entities
G
Grāmavṛddhāḥ (village elders)P
Paṇḍitāḥ (learned men)K
Kulavṛddhāḥ (family elders)FAQs
Dharma is upheld through collective discernment—elders and the learned should guide society toward just resolution.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it describes a dharmic-social process (samāja) rather than a ritual.