Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

मेनया च सुनीत्या च संज्ञया स्वाहया समाः । पतिव्रतानां धर्मा हि मुनिना च प्रकीर्तिताः

Transliteration

menayā ca sunītyā ca saṃjñayā svāhayā samāḥ | pativratānāṃ dharmā hi muninā ca prakīrtitāḥ

Translation

Mereka juga sebanding dengan Menā, Sunīti, Saṃjñā dan Svāhā. Sesungguhnya, dharma para wanita pativratā telah diisytiharkan oleh sang muni.

Word by Word

• मेनया: with Menā
• मेनया: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• सुनीत्या: with Sunīti
• सुनीत्या: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• संज्ञया: with Saṃjñā
• संज्ञया: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वाहया: with Svāhā
• स्वाहया: Saha/Instrument (Association/सह-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समाः: equal/alike
• समाः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• पतिव्रतानाम्: of chaste wives
• पतिव्रतानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतिव्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• धर्माः: duties/virtues
• धर्माः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• मुनिना: by the sage
• मुनिना: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• प्रकीर्तिताः: were proclaimed/declared
• प्रकीर्तिताः: Karma (Implied object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि-क्त, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate participle)

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage formally concludes: ‘the dharmas of pativratās have been proclaimed,’ while visions of Menā, Sunīti, Saṃjñā, and Svāhā appear as archetypes—maternal steadiness, royal endurance, cosmic order, and sacrificial sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Sunīti
• Saṃjñā
• Svāhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pativratā-dharma is a codified ethical ideal endorsed by sages and illustrated through revered exemplars.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes authoritative proclamation of dharma by sages.