Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
Devanagari script
अथ ते ववृधुः सर्वे राजपुत्रपुरोगमाः । पञ्चहायनतां तेषु यातेषु तदनंतरम्
Transliteration
atha te vavṛdhuḥ sarve rājaputrapurogamāḥ | pañcahāyanatāṃ teṣu yāteṣu tadanaṃtaram
Translation
അതിനുശേഷം രാജകുമാരനെ മുൻനിർത്തി അവർ എല്ലാവരും ക്രമേണ വളർന്നു; അവർ അഞ്ചു വയസ്സിലെത്തിയപ്പോൾ പിന്നീടുള്ള സംഭവങ്ങൾ തുടർന്നു।
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
N/A
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Pronoun: they)
ववृधुःgrew, increased
ववृधुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ते)
राजपुत्रपुरोगमाःled by princes
राजपुत्रपुरोगमाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootराजपुत्र + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (rāja-putra-puro-gama = having princes in front/led by princes)
पञ्चहायनताम्the state of being five years old
पञ्चहायनताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च + हायन + ता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (pañca-hāyana-tā = five-year-ness, age of five years)
तेषुamong them / when they
तेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Locative: in/among them)
यातेषुhaving gone/reached
यातेषु:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootया (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तेषु: when they had reached)
तत्that
तत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अनन्तरम्)
अनन्तरम्immediately after
अनन्तरम्:
N/A
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाववत् अव्यय-प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual, within Setukhaṇḍa narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: children/princes growing, shown in five-year progression—learning letters, archery basics, and etiquette—ending with a poised group ready for the next episode.
FAQs
Purāṇic narrative highlights orderly stages of life, implying dharma unfolds through proper time and training.
None; this is a narrative transition verse.
None.