Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्वने कांतिमती सुदूरमगमत्तदा । तत्र पुष्पाणि रम्याणि समाहृत्य च पेटके

Transliteration

tasminvane kāṃtimatī sudūramagamattadā | tatra puṣpāṇi ramyāṇi samāhṛtya ca peṭake

Translation

Dans cette forêt, Kāntimatī s’en alla très loin. Là, elle rassembla de ravissantes fleurs et les déposa dans son panier.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कान्तिमती: Kāntimatī
• कान्तिमती: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• सुदूरम्: far away
• सुदूरम्: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Extent/goal as adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: far away)

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘went’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object of absolutive action)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रम्याणि: lovely
• रम्याणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of पुष्पाणि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of पुष्पाणि)

• समाहृत्य: having gathered
• समाहृत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-हृ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त (absolutive), ‘having collected/brought together’

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

• पेटके: in a basket
• पेटके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/container)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पेटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in a basket/casket)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kāntimatī deep in a lush forest grove, selecting bright, fragrant blossoms and placing them into a basket; shafts of light illuminate flowers, suggesting sacred beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Kāntimatī
• Forest (Vana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is advanced through earnest effort—going ‘far’ to procure what is needed for worship and sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the lead-up to the Setu-region tīrtha account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Collecting flowers for worship/offerings is implied; no additional rite is stated.