Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

द्विजाः सर्वे ततो राजन्वणिजश्च महायशाः । एकत्र मिलिताः सर्वे वक्तुं मंत्रं यथोचितम्

Transliteration

dvijāḥ sarve tato rājanvaṇijaśca mahāyaśāḥ | ekatra militāḥ sarve vaktuṃ maṃtraṃ yathocitam

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ രാജാവേ, എല്ലാ ദ്വിജന്മാരും മഹായശസ്സുള്ള വണിക്കരും ഒരിടത്ത് ഒന്നിച്ചുകൂടി, യഥോചിതമായ മന്ത്രം ആലോചിച്ച് പറയുവാൻ തുടങ്ങി।

Word by Word

• द्विजाः: brahmins / twice-born
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective) द्विजाः इति

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = ‘thereupon/then’

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वणिजः: merchants
• वणिजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective) वणिजः इति; समासः—महान् + यशस्

• एकत्र: in one place/together
• एकत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• मिलिताः: assembled/met
• मिलिताः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिल् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with द्विजाः/वणिजः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• वक्तुम्: to speak
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); क्रियार्थक (purpose)

• मन्त्रम्: counsel/plan
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• यथोचितम्: as appropriate
• यथोचितम्: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable adverbial) = ‘as is proper’

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal setting near a forest-kshetra: the king seated, surrounded by dvija sages and wealthy merchants gathered in a single assembly, hands in discussion mudrā, palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual vessels nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas (Dvijas)
• Merchants (Vaṇijas)
• King (Rājan)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through orderly, fitting counsel and collective responsibility rather than impulsive action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions as narrative setup within Dharmāraṇya; no single tīrtha is explicitly praised in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; it describes an assembly convened to decide an appropriate course of action.