Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

न्याय प्रदशनार्थं च कारितास्तु सभासदः । हस्ताक्षरेषु दृष्टेषु पृथक्पृथक्प्रपादितम्

Transliteration

nyāya pradaśanārthaṃ ca kāritāstu sabhāsadaḥ | hastākṣareṣu dṛṣṭeṣu pṛthakpṛthakprapāditam

Translation

ന്യായം തെളിയിക്കാനായി സഭാസദന്മാരെ വിളിച്ചു കൂട്ടി; ഒപ്പുകൾ പരിശോധിച്ചതിനുശേഷം വിഷയം ഓരോ കേസായും വേർതിരിച്ച് വ്യക്തമായി അവതരിപ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• न्याय: justice / proper procedure
• न्याय: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; कर्मरूपेण (object-like usage)

• प्रदर्शनार्थम्: for the purpose of demonstration
• प्रदर्शनार्थम्: Hetu (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदर्शन-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्रदर्शनस्य अर्थः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• कारिताः: were caused to act / were made (to do)
• कारिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कारित (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) णिच् causative + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, णिजन्त-धातोः कर्मणि/भूतकर्मणि; ‘made to do/caused’

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः

• सभासदः: members of the assembly
• सभासदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा-सद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सभायां सीदन्ति/सन्ति)

• हस्ताक्षरेषु: in the handwritten letters/signatures
• हस्ताक्षरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त-अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हस्तेन लिखितानि अक्षराणि)

• दृष्टेषु: when seen / upon inspection
• दृष्टेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘when/after having been seen’ (locative absolute sense with हस्ताक्षरेषु)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरुक्ति-बलम् (reduplication for emphasis)

• प्रपादितम्: was explained / set forth
• प्रपादितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√पद्/√पाद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त; प्रपादित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘set forth/explained’

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brāhma Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Members of an assembly sit in rows; a clerk presents documents; signatures are compared; each dispute is announced separately.

Characters & Entities

• Sabhā (assembly/court)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected through transparent justice—truth is clarified by proper inquiry and fair procedure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights dharmic governance within the Dharmāraṇya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it describes adjudication through an assembly and examination of written proof.