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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । आश्चर्यमेतल्लोकेषु यत्त्वया कथितं मुने । न दृष्टं न श्रुतं तात शूलस्थेन तपः कृतम्

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | āścaryametallokeṣu yattvayā kathitaṃ mune | na dṛṣṭaṃ na śrutaṃ tāta śūlasthena tapaḥ kṛtam

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: Wahai muni, sungguh menghairankan di seluruh alam apa yang engkau kisahkan. Wahai tuan yang mulia, belum pernah aku melihat atau mendengar tapa dilakukan oleh seseorang yang berdiri tegak di atas pancang tajam (śūla).

Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
आश्चर्यम्a wonder; astonishing (thing)
आश्चर्यम्:
Karma/Predicate nominal (कर्म/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
एतत्this
एतत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival) आश्चर्यम्-विशेषण
लोकेषुin the worlds; among people
लोकेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)
यत्which; that
यत्:
Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana (Instrument/Agentive instr./करण)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/स्त्री (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
कथितम्told; narrated
कथितम्:
Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootकथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (as ‘told’)
मुनेO sage
मुने:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
नnot
न:
Negation (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
दृष्टम्seen
दृष्टम्:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
नnot
न:
Negation (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
श्रुतम्heard
श्रुतम्:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
तातO dear one; O father (term of address)
तात:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootतात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
शूलस्थेनby one situated on a stake/trident
शूलस्थेन:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशूल-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; शूल + स्थ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival) तपःकृतम्-सम्बद्ध
तपःausterity; penance
तपः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
कृतम्done; performed
कृतम्:
Predicate (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तपः-विशेष्यक (done)
Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māṇḍavya-tīrtha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya (and assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal assembly: Yudhiṣṭhira, astonished, addresses a sage; in the mind’s eye appears the severe image of an ascetic performing tapas upon a stake (śūla), evoking awe and reverence.

Characters & Entities
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
M
Mārkaṇḍeya
T
Tapas
Ś
Śūlastha

FAQs

True tapas can be extraordinary and rare; the listener is urged toward reverent inquiry rather than disbelief when encountering accounts of intense asceticism.

The verse itself focuses on the marvel of śūlastha tapas; the tīrtha context is the Revā Khaṇḍa site being described in the surrounding narration.

None directly; it is a question expressing astonishment and prompting further explanation.

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