Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
Devanagari script
ऋत्विजस्तु सदोमध्ये स्थिता वाचंयमास्तथा
Transliteration
ṛtvijastu sadomadhye sthitā vācaṃyamāstathā
Translation
ഋത്വിക്കുകൾ സദസ്സിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട്, വാക്ക് സംയമിച്ച്, ശാന്തമായി മൗനത്തിലായിരുന്നു।
Word by Word
ऋत्विजःthe priests (ṛtviks)
ऋत्विजः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
तुbut; and
तु:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
सदोमध्येin the middle of the sacrificial hall (sadas)
सदोमध्ये:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootसदस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सदसः मध्ये; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
स्थिताःstanding; stationed
स्थिताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे
वाचंयमाःrestraining speech; silent
वाचंयमाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक) + यम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formउपपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): वाचं यमयन्ति इति; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Devī (contextual)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: In the center of the sadas, the ṛtviks stand firm—silent, self-controlled—while turmoil swirls around the yajña; their calm forms a still axis amid chaos.
Characters & Entities
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ṚtvijasS
Sadas (sacrificial hall)FAQs
Inner restraint (especially speech-discipline) is presented as a key strength of dharma during crisis.
Prabhāsakṣetra, as the sanctified setting of a properly conducted yajña.
Vācaṃyama (restraint of speech) is implied as an aspect of ritual discipline within the sadas.