Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

पितामहास्तु ते पञ्च पाण्डवाः सह कृष्णया । उषित्वा ब्राह्मणैः सार्धं काम्यके वन उत्तमे

Transliteration

pitāmahāstu te pañca pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇayā | uṣitvā brāhmaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ kāmyake vana uttame

Translation

ഹേ രാജൻ, നിന്റെ പിതാമഹന്മാർ—അഞ്ചു പാണ്ഡവർ—കൃഷ്ണാ (ദ്രൗപദി) സഹിതം, ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ഉത്തമമായ കാമ്യക വനത്തിൽ വസിച്ച്…

Word by Word

• पितामहाः: grandfathers/ancestors (elders)
• पितामहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे/कर्तृपदे प्रयुक्तम्

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-विशेषण; पाण्डवान् विशेषयति (five)

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• कृष्णया: with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• कृष्णया: Sahakari (सहकारी/Companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘सह’ इत्यस्य सहचर्या

• उषित्वा: having stayed
• उषित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘उषित्वा’ = वसित्वा; पूर्वक्रिया (having stayed)

• ब्राह्मणैः: with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सार्धम्’ इत्यनेन सह

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: together with)

• काम्यके: in (the) Kāmyaka
• काम्यके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘वने’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (in Kāmyaka)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• उत्तमे: excellent/best
• उत्तमे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘वने’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The five Pāṇḍavas with Draupadī in forest exile, seated near a simple āśrama with brāhmaṇas; a calm, dharmic atmosphere of recitation and hospitality.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Kāmyaka forest

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous conduct in adversity is strengthened by the company of brāhmaṇas and disciplined living, preparing one for tīrtha-sevana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāmyaka forest is mentioned as the setting; the Revā-related tīrthas are expected to appear as the narration continues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it highlights dharmic association (sat-saṅga with brāhmaṇas) as a preparatory discipline.