Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अधीत्यवेदान्विधिवदर्थं विज्ञाय तत्त्वतः । पठित्वा धर्मशास्त्राणि पुराणान्यधिगम्य च

Transliteration

adhītyavedānvidhivadarthaṃ vijñāya tattvataḥ | paṭhitvā dharmaśāstrāṇi purāṇānyadhigamya ca

Translation

Ayant étudié selon la règle les Veda et en ayant compris le sens en vérité, et ayant lu les Dharmaśāstra et maîtrisé aussi les Purāṇa,

Word by Word

• adhītya: having studied
• adhītya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhi-ī (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• vedān: the Vedas
• vedān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vidhivat: properly, as prescribed
• vidhivat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhivat (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• artham: meaning
• artham: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन (Singular)

• vijñāya: having understood
• vijñāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• tattvataḥ: truly, in essence
• tattvataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tattvatas (अव्यय; from tattva)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb: in truth/essentially)

• paṭhitvā: having read
• paṭhitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paṭh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• dharma-śāstrāṇi: Dharma-śāstras
• dharma-śāstrāṇi: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), बहुवचन (Plural)

• purāṇāni: Purāṇas
• purāṇāni: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), बहुवचन (Plural)

• adhigamya: having mastered/learned
• adhigamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhi-gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Agastya (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śivaśarmā depicted as a learned brāhmaṇa surrounded by manuscripts, reciting Veda, consulting Dharmaśāstra, and studying Purāṇas; a quiet scholastic interior or gurukula setting.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Dharmaśāstra
• Purāṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural learning is honored, yet it also serves as groundwork for deeper realization and devotion that the narrative will unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is praised in this line; it characterizes the protagonist’s scholarship within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it references disciplined, methodical study (vidhivat adhyayana).