Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 66
Devanagari script
स्त्रीबालवृद्धदीनानां छिद्रमन्वेषयन्ति ये । पच्यन्ते तत्र मध्ये वै क्रन्दमानाः सुपापिनः
Transliteration
strībālavṛddhadīnānāṃ chidramanveṣayanti ye | pacyante tatra madhye vai krandamānāḥ supāpinaḥ
Translation
സ്ത്രീ, ബാലൻ, വൃദ്ധൻ, ദീനൻ എന്നിവരിൽ കുറ്റത്തിനുള്ള വിടവ് തേടുന്നവർ ആ മഹാപാപികൾ അവിടെ നടുവിൽ നിലവിളിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ദഹിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Word by Word
स्त्रीबालवृद्धदीनानाम्of women, children, the old, and the poor
स्त्रीबालवृद्धदीनानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री + बाल + वृद्ध + दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः (masc. as generic), षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचनम् (plural)
छिद्रम्a flaw, a weak point
छिद्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootछिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः (neut.), द्वितीया (2nd case/acc.), एकवचनम् (singular)
अन्वेषयन्तिthey search for
अन्वेषयन्ति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√इष्/√एष् (धातु; अन्वेष्)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम् (plural)
पच्यन्तेthey are cooked/burned (they suffer)
पच्यन्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पच् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम् (adverb of place)
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गः (neut.), सप्तमी (7th case/loc.), एकवचनम् (singular)
वैindeed, surely
वै:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम् (particle/emphasis)
क्रन्दमानाःcrying, wailing
क्रन्दमानाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√क्रन्द् (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम् (plural); वर्तमानकालिकः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present active participle)
सुपापिनःgreat sinners
सुपापिनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गः (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम् (plural)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Characters & Entities
W
WomenC
ChildrenE
ElderlyH
HelplessFAQs
Dharma demands protection of the vulnerable; predatory fault-finding and harm leads to severe karmic punishment.
The setting remains Revā-māhātmya; the tīrtha’s glory is paired with strict ethical warnings.
None; it is a moral prohibition against exploiting vulnerable persons.