Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य सुनीतिर्नीतिमच्छिशोः । किंचिदुच्छ्वस्य शनकैः शिशुकोपोपशांतये

Transliteration

iti śrutvā vacastasya sunītirnītimacchiśoḥ | kiṃciducchvasya śanakaiḥ śiśukopopaśāṃtaye

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນຖ້ອຍຄໍານັ້ນ ສຸນີຕິຜູ້ຊໍານານໃນນິຕິທໍາ ກໍຢຸດນິ່ງຊົ່ວຄາວ ແລ້ວຫາຍໃຈຢ່າງຄ່ອຍໆ ເພື່ອປະລະຄວາມໂກດຂອງເດັກນ້ອຍໃຫ້ສົງບທີລະນ້ອຍ।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सुनीतिः: Sunīti
• सुनीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• नीतिमत्: of the wise/prudent
• नीतिमत्: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• शिशोः: of the child
• शिशोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• किंचित्: a little
• किंचित्: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-नपुंसक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; परिमाणवाचक (adverb of degree)

• उच्छ्वस्य: having sighed
• उच्छ्वस्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘उच्छ्वस्य’ = उच्छ्वासं कृत्वा (having sighed/breathed out)

• शनकैः: slowly, gently
• शनकैः: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शिशु-कोप-उपशान्तये: for the pacification of the child's anger
• शिशु-कोप-उपशान्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/प्रयोजनार्थ चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक) + कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + उपशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Skanda in Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a royal household, Sunīti steadies herself, takes a soft breath, and turns toward the upset child with calming intent; the child’s anger is visible but beginning to subside.

Characters & Entities

• Sunīti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma begins with mastery over anger; calm speech and patience are themselves acts of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī/Varanasi), though this verse itself focuses on ethical counsel rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on inner discipline (śama) and gentle conduct.