Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तावुभौ परमस्निग्धौ राजवैश्यकुमारकौ । चित्रक्रीडावुदारांगौ रत्नाभरणमंडितौ

Transliteration

tāvubhau paramasnigdhau rājavaiśyakumārakau | citrakrīḍāvudārāṃgau ratnābharaṇamaṃḍitau

Translation

ကလေးနှစ်ယောက်—မင်းသားနှင့် ကုန်သည်သား—အလွန်ချစ်ခင်ရင်းနှီးကြ၏။ အမျိုးမျိုးသောကစားနည်းများတွင် ပျော်မြူး၍ ကိုယ်အင်္ဂါသိမ်မွေ့မြတ်နိုးကာ ရတနာအလှဆင်များဖြင့် တင့်တယ်လှပ하였다။

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (तौ)

• परमस्निग्धौ: very affectionate
• परमस्निग्धौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + स्निग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः स्निग्धः)

• राजवैश्यकुमारकौ: the prince and the merchant’s son
• राजवैश्यकुमारकौ: Apposition (सम्बोधन/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + वैश्य + कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (राजकुमारकः च वैश्यकुमारकः च)

• चित्रक्रीडौ: engaged in delightful games
• चित्रक्रीडौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र + क्रीड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय (चित्रा क्रीडा यस्य)

• उदाराङ्गौ: noble-limbed/handsome
• उदाराङ्गौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय (उदाराणि अङ्गानि यस्य)

• रत्नाभरणमण्डितौ: adorned with jeweled ornaments
• रत्नाभरणमण्डितौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + आभरण + मण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (रत्नाभरणैः मण्डितौ)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two noble boys, richly ornamented, play diverse games; their affection is central, with jewelry and graceful limbs highlighted in a festive domestic/court setting.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu
• Sunaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Harmony and affection cultivated early in life become the foundation for dharmic conduct and mutual support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; it is descriptive narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.