Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

अथ तैर्बाह्मणैः सर्वैः स भूयः कौतुकान्वितैः । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य पृष्टो भुक्त्वा यथेच्छया

Transliteration

atha tairbāhmaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ sa bhūyaḥ kautukānvitaiḥ | kasyacittvatha kālasya pṛṣṭo bhuktvā yathecchayā

Translation

「それから、彼らすべてのブラーフマナ（brāhmaṇa）が望むままに食して満ち足りた後、しばらく時が過ぎ、好奇心に満ちた彼らは再び彼に問いかけた。」

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/now-then)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणैः: by the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

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

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थे (again/further)

• कौतुक-अन्वितैः: by those endowed with curiosity/interest
• कौतुक-अन्वितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √अन्वि/अनु+इ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कौतुकैः अन्विताः)

• कस्यचित्: of some
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (of some)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• कालस्य: of time
• कालस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पृष्टः: (he was) asked
• पृष्टः: Karma (Object of asking/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्रच्छ् (धातु) क्त (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘asked’

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) त्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having eaten)

• यथा-इच्छया: as he wished
• यथा-इच्छया: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः—यथेष्टम् (as desired)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Bhartṛyajña episode (contextual narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas, having eaten, sit relaxed yet attentive; the patron-king stands respectfully nearby; gestures indicate questioning and explanation; remnants of the ritual meal visible.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Śrāddha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual acts in Purāṇic dharma unfold within respectful social conduct—feeding brāhmaṇas and subsequent inquiry reflect completion and validation of rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The adhyāya is within a tīrtha-māhātmya context, but this verse focuses on the interpersonal sequence following śrāddha rather than naming a site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies the customary feeding (bhojana) of brāhmaṇas as part of śrāddha, after which discussion and guidance may follow.