Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
अथ श्रुत्वैव सा माता यथा तज्जल्पितं तया । सुतया ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठास्ततो वचनमब्रवीत्
Transliteration
atha śrutvaiva sā mātā yathā tajjalpitaṃ tayā | sutayā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāstato vacanamabravīt
Translation
പിന്നീട് മകൾ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ തന്നെയെല്ലാം കേട്ട അമ്മ ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ.
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (having heard)
एवindeed
एव:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed/just)
साshe
सा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
माताmother
माता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
यथाas
यथा:
Prakara (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as/how)
तत्that
तत्:
Visheshaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; ‘जल्पितम्’ इति विशेषणम्
जल्पितम्what was spoken
जल्पितम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजल्प् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्; ‘उक्तम्/वचनम्’ अर्थे (what was spoken)
तयाby her
तया:
Kartr/Agent (कर्ता-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
सुतयाby the daughter
सुतया:
Karana/Agent (कर्ता-निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootसुता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाःO best of Brahmins
ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठाः:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण-श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः; बहुवचनम्; सम्बोधनार्थे अपि (O best of Brahmins)
ततःthereupon
ततः:
Kala/Sequence (क्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formतस्मात्-प्रभवम्; अनन्तर/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)
वचनम्words
वचनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः; एकवचनम्
अब्रवीत्said
अब्रवीत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुषः; एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
Speaker
Narrator (addressing ‘brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāḥ’; specific frame-speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The mother, after listening carefully, begins to speak—right hand raised in instruction, face composed; daughter attentive, seated lower or standing respectfully.
Characters & Entities
M
Mother (of the maiden)D
Daughter (Satyavatī, implied)B
Brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhāḥ (Brahmin audience)FAQs
It underscores the role of elders and careful listening before advising on dharmic choices.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None; it introduces a counsel-giving moment.