Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छुद्धिं द्विजेद्राणां प्रयच्छतु द्विजोत्तम । येनान्येषामपि प्राज्ञ विनश्यंति न योषितः

Transliteration

tasmācchuddhiṃ dvijedrāṇāṃ prayacchatu dvijottama | yenānyeṣāmapi prājña vinaśyaṃti na yoṣitaḥ

Translation

C’est pourquoi, ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés, accorde un moyen de purification aux chefs des deux-fois-nés, afin que—ô sage—d’autres femmes aussi ne soient pas perdues par le soupçon et la calomnie.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that; therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुद्धिम्: purification
• शुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• द्विज-इद्राणाम्: of the chief among the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विज-इद्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + इद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• प्रयच्छतु: let (him) grant; may (he) bestow
• प्रयच्छतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• प्राज्ञ: O wise one
• प्राज्ञ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• विनश्यन्ति: perish; are destroyed
• विनश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• योषितः: women
• योषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Dvijottamāḥ (the assembled brāhmaṇas) petitioning the brāhmaṇa addressed

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of brāhmaṇas urges a respected elder to institute a purification rite so that women in the community are not harmed by rumor; tense, moral atmosphere in a domestic-court setting.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijottamāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma seeks restoration: purification is framed as a social remedy to prevent the innocent from suffering lasting harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but this shloka does not specify the tīrtha by name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general call for śuddhi (purificatory clearing) is mentioned, but the exact rite is not specified in this excerpt.