Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततः स सुचिरं ध्यात्वा लब्धवाग्वै ततः क्षणम् । प्रोवाच साध्वसमना यत्तच्छृणु नरेश्वर

Transliteration

tataḥ sa suciraṃ dhyātvā labdhavāgvai tataḥ kṣaṇam | provāca sādhvasamanā yattacchṛṇu nareśvara

Translation

それから彼は久しく黙想し、しばしの後に言葉を取り戻した。胸騒ぎする心のままに言った。「聞き給え、人々の主よ、起こったことを。」

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (temporal/sequential adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुचिरम्: for a long time
• सुचिरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated/thought
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• लब्धवाक्: having found speech; able to speak
• लब्धवाक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (labdhā vāk yasya); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) + उपपद; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय

• क्षणम्: for a moment
• क्षणम्: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal extent/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कालावधि (duration)

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke forth
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• साध्वसमना: with a fearful mind
• साध्वसमना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वस (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्/मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (साध्वसयुक्तं मनः यस्य/या); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: what
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (correlative)

• शृणु: hear, listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men, O king
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नराणाम् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Mahāmuni / Vipra (addressing the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra narrative frame

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A figure sits silent in prolonged contemplation, then lifts his head, voice returning; he speaks with visible anxiety to a king seated nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Nareśvara
• Vipra/Mahāmuni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, reflection steadies speech; dhārmic counsel should be delivered clearly, especially before those responsible for protection and justice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within Revā-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly.