Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा महाराज स्वसुतां दातुमर्हसि

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā mahārāja svasutāṃ dātumarhasi

Translation

ಓ ಮಹಾರಾಜನೇ! ಇದನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದು, ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಮಗಳನ್ನು ದಾನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: thus)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययभावः (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having known)

• mahārāja: O great king
• mahārāja: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधनम्; पुल्लिङ्गे सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचनम् (Vocative singular); कर्मधारयः (महान् राजा)

• sva: your own
• sva: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धवाचक-विशेषणम्; स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (agreeing with sutām)

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• dātum: to give
• dātum: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृत्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त-क्रियाविशेषणम् (infinitive)

• arhasi: you ought; you are fit
• arhasi: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (2nd sg)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (to the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/assembly; within story: the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas, having understood Agni’s condition, respectfully urge the great king to give his daughter; the king listens with gravity.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Brāhmaṇas
• King’s daughter

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rulers uphold dharma by honoring righteous counsel and fulfilling duties that sustain divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly connected to Māhiṣmatī and the later sanctification of Agnitīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kanyādāna is urged as the appropriate dharmic action.