Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
ते सर्वे ब्राह्मणाः प्रोक्तास्तदाश्रमसमीपगैः
Transliteration
te sarve brāhmaṇāḥ proktāstadāśramasamīpagaiḥ
Translation
Alors, tous ces brāhmaṇas furent interpellés par les habitants demeurant près de cet āśrama.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ब्राह्मणाः)
ब्राह्मणाःbrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन
प्रोक्ताःwere addressed/told
प्रोक्ताः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+वच् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘were told/said’
तद्of that
तद्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; ‘of that’ (qualifying आश्रम)
आश्रमhermitage
आश्रम:
Sambandha (Genitive in compound/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of the hermitage’ (in compound)
समीपगैःby those who were near the hermitage
समीपगैः:
Karana/Agent (by those near/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootसमीप (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्यय ‘ग’ = going/being)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आश्रमस्य समीपे गाः/गताः = those near the hermitage)
Speaker
Viśvāmitra
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Near the hermitage boundary, local residents/attendants respectfully address a group of brāhmaṇas, pointing toward the arriving Śakra; the moment is calm but charged.
Characters & Entities
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BrāhmaṇasĀ
Āśrama residents/nearby dwellersFAQs
Sacred communities act in unity; dharma is preserved through shared counsel and coordinated hospitality.
The Himālaya āśrama locality functioning as a tīrtha-community space.
Not yet; it is a narrative bridge introducing the instruction to perform arhaṇa (honouring).