Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

चकाराभ्यधिकं स्नेहं न तथा पूर्वजेष्वथ । मनुस्तत्क्षांतवाञ्ज्येष्ठो भक्ष्यालंकारलालने

Transliteration

cakārābhyadhikaṃ snehaṃ na tathā pūrvajeṣvatha | manustatkṣāṃtavāñjyeṣṭho bhakṣyālaṃkāralālane

Translation

Elle prodigua un amour excessif aux plus jeunes, non aux aînés. Mais Manu, l’aîné, le supporta avec patience, bien qu’il désirât mets délicats, parures et tendre sollicitude.

Word by Word

• चकार: did; made
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• अभ्यधिकम्: excessive; greater
• अभ्यधिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• स्नेहम्: affection; love
• स्नेहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negative particle)

• तथा: thus; in that way
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb of manner)

• पूर्वजेषु: among the elders/older brothers
• पूर्वजेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (plural)

• अथ: then; and now
• अथ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (sequence particle)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (स्नेहम् इत्यस्य)

• क्षान्तवान्: patient; forgiving
• क्षान्तवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षान्तवत् (प्रातिपदिक) [क्षम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) + वत्]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); गुणवाचक-विशेषणम्

• ज्येष्ठः: eldest
• ज्येष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (मनुः इत्यस्य)

• भक्ष्य: in food (edibles)
• भक्ष्य: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), द्विवचन (dual); समासाङ्ग (भक्ष्य-आलंकार-लालने)

• आलंकार: in ornaments/adornments
• आलंकार: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), द्विवचन (dual); समासाङ्ग

• लालने: in pampering/caressing
• लालने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), द्विवचन (dual); द्वन्द्वार्थ-समुच्चयः (भक्ष्य-आलंकार-लालने इति)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A domestic royal/solar household scene: the mother shows affection to younger children while the eldest Manu stands composed, eyes lowered, quietly enduring, yet with subtle signs of unmet longing.

Characters & Entities

• Manu (eldest)
• Savarṇā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Forbearance (kṣamā) is a dharmic strength, especially when facing unfairness in household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; it is narrative context within Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.