Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

विनतोवाच । किं पणेन भगिन्यत्र कथयाम्येवमेव हि । त्वज्जये का च मे प्रीतिर्मज्जये किं नु ते सुखम्

Transliteration

vinatovāca | kiṃ paṇena bhaginyatra kathayāmyevameva hi | tvajjaye kā ca me prītirmajjaye kiṃ nu te sukham

Translation

Vinatā berkata: “Wahai saudariku, apa perlunya pertaruhan di sini? Aku akan menyatakannya begitu sahaja. Jika engkau menang, apakah sukacita bagiku? Jika aku menang, apakah kebahagiaan bagimu?”

Word by Word

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• paṇena: by/with a wager
• paṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• bhagini: O sister
• bhagini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• kathayāmi: I say/tell
• kathayāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (धातु; कथयति)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• tvad-jaye: in your victory
• tvad-jaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वद्-षष्ठी + जय)

• kā: what (kind of)?
• kā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

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

• me: my/to me
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• prītiḥ: joy/affection
• prītiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• mad-jaye: in my victory
• mad-jaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मद्-षष्ठी + जय)

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• nu: then/indeed (question particle)
• nu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• te: your/to you
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Vinatā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis / or Kāśī-mahātmya audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two sisters, Vinatā and Kadrū, converse with restrained emotion; Vinatā gestures in refusal of a wager while attendants listen in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True affection avoids zero-sum victory; dharma favors harmony over wagers that breed resentment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.