Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततः पराजये कृत्वा दासीभावं पणं मिथः । व्यतिष्ठेतां महाभागे सपत्न्यौ ते द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

tataḥ parājaye kṛtvā dāsībhāvaṃ paṇaṃ mithaḥ | vyatiṣṭhetāṃ mahābhāge sapatnyau te dvijottamāḥ

Translation

Kemudian, dengan menjadikan keadaan menjadi hamba perempuan sebagai taruhan jika kalah, wahai brāhmaṇa yang mulia, kedua madu itu pun bersepakat atas pertaruhan tersebut.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• पराजये: in defeat / upon losing
• पराजये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• दासीभावम्: state of being a slave-woman
• दासीभावम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दास्याः भावः)

• पणम्: a wager
• पणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मिथः: mutually
• मिथः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परस्परार्थक (reciprocally)

• व्यतिष्ठेताम्: the two stood/entered into (an agreement)
• व्यतिष्ठेताम्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: वि + अति

• महाभागे: O fortunate one
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• सपत्न्यौ: the two co-wives
• सपत्न्यौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• ते: those
• ते: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम, विशेषण (those)

• द्विजोत्तमाः: best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; direct speech absent)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-tīrtha (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The two co-wives formalize a wager: if defeated, one becomes the other’s servant; solemn agreement with a tense, ritual-like gravity.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reckless wagering and pride can lead to loss of freedom; dharma warns against binding oneself through impulsive stakes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it functions as an ethical narrative within Setukhaṇḍa’s broader sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.