Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

काणादे जैमिनीये च सांख्ये वैयासिके तथा । गौतमे योगशास्त्रे च पाणिनीये च कोवि दौ

Transliteration

kāṇāde jaiminīye ca sāṃkhye vaiyāsike tathā | gautame yogaśāstre ca pāṇinīye ca kovi dau

Translation

അവർ കണാദന്റെയും ജൈമിനിയുടെയും ഉപദേശങ്ങളിൽ, സാംഖ്യത്തിലും വ്യാസപരമ്പരയിലും, ഗൗതമദർശനത്തിൽ, യോഗശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ, പാണിനീയ വ്യാകരണത്തിലും പ്രാവീണ്യം നേടിയവർ ആയിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• काणादे: in the Kāṇāda (Vaiśeṣika) system
• काणादे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काणाद (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter; as śāstra-name), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• जैमिनीये: in the Jaiminīya (Mīmāṃsā) system
• जैमिनीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनीय (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

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

• सांख्ये: in Sāṃkhya
• सांख्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांख्य (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• वैयासिके: in the Vaiyāsika (Vedānta/Vyāsa-related) doctrine
• वैयासिके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैयासिक (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Samuccaya (Additive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

• गौतमे: in Gautama’s (Nyāya) system
• गौतमे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• योगशास्त्रे: in the Yoga treatise
• योगशास्त्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषसमासः (योगस्य शास्त्रे)

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

• पाणिनीये: in Pāṇini’s (grammar) system
• पाणिनीये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणिनीय (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

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

• कोविदौ: expert (the two)
• कोविदौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोविद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्; विशेषणम् (पूर्वश्लोकस्थयोः पुत्रयोः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic ‘circle of śāstras’: the two brothers at the center, surrounded by emblematic icons—atoms and categories (Kaṇāda), sacrificial altar and injunctions (Jaimini), tattva diagram (Sāṃkhya), Vyāsa’s palm-leaf (Vedānta), logic wheel (Gautama), meditating yogin (Yoga), and grammar sutras (Pāṇini).

Characters & Entities

• Kaṇāda
• Jaimini
• Sāṃkhya
• Vyāsa
• Gautama
• Yogaśāstra
• Pāṇini

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True religious leadership is portrayed as grounded in broad śāstric mastery—logic, ritual exegesis, philosophy, yoga, and language.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the overarching pilgrimage frame of the Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse highlights learning rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it establishes the priests’ authority through mastery of multiple śāstras.