Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
अथ सर्वे समायाता ग्रामवृद्धाश्च पंडिताः । समाजं चक्रिरे तत्र कुलवृद्धैः समन्वितम्
Transliteration
atha sarve samāyātā grāmavṛddhāśca paṃḍitāḥ | samājaṃ cakrire tatra kulavṛddhaiḥ samanvitam
Translation
അപ്പോൾ അവിടെ ഗ്രാമത്തിലെ മൂപ്പന്മാരും പണ്ഡിതന്മാരും എല്ലാവരും കൂടി; കുലമൂപ്പന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ഒരു സഭ ചേർത്തു.
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
समायाताःhaving assembled
समायाताः:
Karta-anvaya (Subject descriptor/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + आ + या (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; PPP ‘having come/assembled’
ग्राम-वृद्धाःvillage elders
ग्राम-वृद्धाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; तत्पुरुष (ग्रामस्य वृद्धाः)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
पण्डिताःlearned men
पण्डिताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
समाजम्an assembly
समाजम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसमाज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
चक्रिरेthey made/held
चक्रिरे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; 3rd pl perfect middle
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
कुल-वृद्धैःwith the family elders
कुल-वृद्धैः:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootकुल (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; तत्पुरुष (कुलस्य वृद्धैः)
समन्वितम्accompanied, attended
समन्वितम्:
Karma-anvaya (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + अन्वि (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with ‘समाजम्’
Speaker
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Elders seated in a semicircle, paṇḍitas with manuscripts or prayer beads; family seniors present; the atmosphere is formal, restrained, and heavy with responsibility.
Characters & Entities
G
Grāmavṛddhāḥ (village elders)P
Paṇḍitāḥ (learned men)K
Kulavṛddhāḥ (family elders)FAQs
Dharma is upheld through collective discernment—elders and the learned should guide society toward just resolution.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None; it describes a dharmic-social process (samāja) rather than a ritual.