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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

प्रायश्चित्तं बुधैरुक्तं व्रतिनां स्त्रीवधे कृते । न संगात्तु पुनस्तासां तस्मात्त्वं गन्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

prāyaścittaṃ budhairuktaṃ vratināṃ strīvadhe kṛte | na saṃgāttu punastāsāṃ tasmāttvaṃ gantumarhasi

Translation

賢者たちは説く。誓戒を守る者であっても、もし女を殺すことが起こったなら、贖罪（プラーヤシュチッタ）は定められている。だが彼女らと再び交わることには、もはや救いの法がない。ゆえに汝は去るべきである。

Word by Word
प्रायश्चित्तम्expiation
प्रायश्चित्तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprāyaścitta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
बुधैःby the wise
बुधैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbudha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
उक्तम्prescribed/said
उक्तम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (प्रायश्चित्तम्) विशेषण
व्रतिनाम्of vow-keepers
व्रतिनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootvratin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
स्त्रीवधेin the killing of a woman
स्त्रीवधे:
Adhikarana (Location/Context/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्त्रियाः वधः)
कृतेwhen (it is) done
कृते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुं/नपुंस, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्त्रीवधे) सति—'when done'
नnot
न:
Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation)
संगात्from association
संगात्:
Apadana (Source/अपाादान)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: 'indeed/but')
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formकाल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again)
तासाम्of those women/them
तासाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
गन्तुम्to go
गन्तुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formतुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; गमनक्रिया-उद्देश्य (to go)
अर्हसिare fit/ought
अर्हसि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद
Speaker

Viśvāmitra (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: the sage explains that expiation exists for a transgression, but warns that continued association is the real danger; the listener is directed to leave.

Characters & Entities
V
Viśvāmitra

FAQs

Some faults admit prāyaścitta, but repeated entanglement that destroys restraint is warned against as far harder to remedy.

Not specified in this verse; it is part of a didactic exchange inside the Tīrthamāhātmya section.

Prāyaścitta is referenced generally, alongside a strong behavioral prescription: avoid renewed association that endangers vows.

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