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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

दीर्घतपा उवाच । ब्रह्महत्या न शक्येताप्येका निस्तरितुं प्रभो । दशैका च कथं शक्यास्ताः शृणुष्व नरेश्वर

Transliteration

dīrghatapā uvāca | brahmahatyā na śakyetāpyekā nistarituṃ prabho | daśaikā ca kathaṃ śakyāstāḥ śṛṇuṣva nareśvara

Translation

Dīrghatapā berkata: Wahai tuanku, bahkan satu dosa brahmahatyā pun sukar ditebus. Maka bagaimana mungkin menyeberangi sepuluh? Dengarlah, wahai raja.

Word by Word
dīrghatapāḥDīrghatapā (one of long austerity)
dīrghatapāḥ:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdīrgha + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (दीर्घं तपो यस्य सः)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी
brahmahatyāBrahmin-slaying (sin)
brahmahatyā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman + hatyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ hatyā)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय
śakyetwould be possible
śakyet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śak (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी/परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगः (passive-like sense: 'it would be possible')
apieven
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-निपात (even/also)
ekāsingle, one
ekā:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (brahmahatyā)
nistaritumto cross over/atone
nistaritum:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootnis + √tṝ (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive)
prabhoO lord
prabho:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
daśaten
daśa:
Visheshana (Numeral qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with implied 'brahmahatyāḥ'); रूपम् अव्ययवत्
ekāḥsingle (each)
ekāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (implied brahmahatyāḥ)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
kathamhow
katham:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkatham (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)
śakyāḥpossible
śakyāḥ:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Root√śak (धातु)
Formशक्य (यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त साध्य-विशेषण; 'possible'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (implied brahmahatyāḥ)
tāḥthose (sins)
tāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन
śṛṇuṣvalisten
śṛṇuṣva:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी
nareśvaraO lord of men (king)
nareśvara:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootnara + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (narāṇām īśvaraḥ)
Speaker

Dīrghatapā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kshetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage-audience (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Dīrghatapā speaks with stern compassion: even one brahmahatyā is hard to cross; how could ten be overcome? He urges the king to listen.

Characters & Entities
D
Dīrghatapā

FAQs

Certain transgressions are portrayed as extremely weighty; dharma demands serious, often costly, remedial action.

Not named in the verse; the Revākhaṇḍa context positions Revā/Narmadā as the sacred field where remedies are later enacted.

None yet; it introduces the severity that justifies an extraordinary prāyaścitta.

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