Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 101
Devanagari script
एवमुक्तास्ततस्तैस्तु गतास्ते त्वशुचिं प्रति । तत्र ते नारकाः सन्ति पूर्ववत्तेऽपि चुक्रुशुः
Transliteration
evamuktāstatastaistu gatāste tvaśuciṃ prati | tatra te nārakāḥ santi pūrvavatte'pi cukruśuḥ
Translation
അവർ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ആ കിങ്കരന്മാർ അശുചിസ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് വേഗത്തിൽ പോയി. അവിടെയും മുൻപുപോലെ നരകവാസികൾ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവരും നിലവിളിച്ചു।
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)
उक्ताःhaving been told
उक्ताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
ततःthen
ततः:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then)
तैःby them
तैः:
Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
तुbut; indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle)
गताःwent
गताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
तुand/but
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle)
अशुचिम्the impure one/place of impurity
अशुचिम्:
Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-कर्म (goal as object)
प्रतिtowards
प्रति:
Sampradana (Goal/प्रति-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात (preposition) गत्यर्थे
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
नारकाःhell-beings; denizens of hell
नारकाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनारक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
पूर्ववत्as before
पूर्ववत्:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; तुलनावाचक (as before)
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षासूचक (also/even)
चुक्रुशुःcried out
चुक्रुशुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रुश् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
Speaker
Narrator
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Attendants march toward a dark, filthy quarter of hell; the same chorus of cries rises again as the hell-beings recognize the approach.
Characters & Entities
N
NarakaY
YamadūtaFAQs
The narrative reinforces that karmic realms correspond to moral states; impurity (aśuci) is treated as a destination shaped by conduct.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the Revā Khaṇḍa setting remains in the background.
None.