Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

अन्ये च ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे स्वदेशान्प्रययुस्तदा । एवं विवाहे निर्वृत्ते कक्षीवद्राजकन्ययोः

Transliteration

anye ca brāhmaṇāḥ sarve svadeśānprayayustadā | evaṃ vivāhe nirvṛtte kakṣīvadrājakanyayoḥ

Translation

Dan pada waktu itu, semua brāhmaṇa yang lain pun pulang ke negeri masing-masing. Demikianlah, apabila perkahwinan Kakṣīvat dengan puteri raja telah disempurnakan menurut tatacara,

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘ब्राह्मणाः’)

• स्वदेशान्: to their own countries
• स्वदेशान्: Karma (Goal/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/गन्तव्य), बहुवचन; समासः ‘स्वः देशः’

• प्रययुः: departed / went
• प्रययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — ‘then/at that time’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/thus)

• विवाहे: in the marriage
• विवाहे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• निर्वृत्ते: having been completed
• निर्वृत्ते: Adhikarana (Temporal condition)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्+वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘समाप्ते/सम्पन्ने’ (when completed)

• कक्षीवत्: of Kakṣīvat
• कक्षीवत्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कक्षीवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• राजकन्ययोः: of the two princesses
• राजकन्ययोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; समासः ‘राज्ञः कन्ये’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the wedding, brāhmaṇas gather their staffs and waterpots, offering blessings, then depart in different directions along forest and village roads; the royal household stands in respectful farewell.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Kakṣīvat
• King’s daughter (rāja-kanyā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is shown as orderly—rites conclude properly, communities disperse peacefully, and life returns to disciplined routine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu section frames the account, but this verse functions as narrative closure for the marriage episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; it notes the completion (nirvṛtti) of the marriage and the departure of officiants and guests.