Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

न योनिसंकरश्चासीत्तत्र नाचारसंकरः । न वंध्या दुर्भगा नारी काकवंध्या मृत प्रजा

Transliteration

na yonisaṃkaraścāsīttatra nācārasaṃkaraḥ | na vaṃdhyā durbhagā nārī kākavaṃdhyā mṛta prajā

Translation

そこには血統の混乱もなく、正しい作法の乱れもなかった。不妊や不運の女はおらず、「子なき」と呼ばれる者も、子を失う者もいなかった。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• yoni-saṃkaraḥ: mixing of castes/lineages
• yoni-saṃkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योनिषु संकरः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ācāra-saṃkaraḥ: confusion of conduct/customs
• ācāra-saṃkaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आचारे संकरः)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• vandhyā: barren
• vandhyā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• durbhagā: unfortunate
• durbhagā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur (उपसर्ग) + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-न, ‘दुर्’ उपसर्गयुक्त

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kāka-vandhyā: barren like a crow (i.e., childless)
• kāka-vandhyā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāka (प्रातिपदिक) + vandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (काकवत् वंध्या)

• mṛta: dead
• mṛta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛ (मृ धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; अत्र विशेषणरूपेण

• prajā: offspring
• prajā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (sectional voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A village scene of auspicious domesticity: weddings conducted with dignity, elders guiding youth, mothers with healthy children, no funeral pyres or mourning; visual emphasis on orderly rituals and joyful continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Ācāra (right conduct)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma preserves both conduct and social stability, resulting in auspicious family life and protection of offspring.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the Dharmāraṇya section’s dharmic exemplum.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on moral order (ācāra) and its fruits.