Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

दोषाणां च गुणानां च प्रमाणं प्रविभागतः । उभयार्थमपि प्रेक्ष्य सा संख्येत्युपधार्यताम्

Transliteration

doṣāṇāṃ ca guṇānāṃ ca pramāṇaṃ pravibhāgataḥ | ubhayārthamapi prekṣya sā saṃkhyetyupadhāryatām

Translation

ଦୋଷ ଓ ଗୁଣର ପ୍ରମାଣକୁ ଯଥାଯଥ ବିଭାଗରେ ବିନ୍ୟାସ କରି, ଉଭୟ ପକ୍ଷର ଅର୍ଥ ଦେଖି, ତାହାକୁ ‘ସଂଖ୍ୟା’ (ଗଣନା) ବୋଲି ବୁଝିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• दोषाणाम्: of faults
• दोषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• गुणानाम्: of qualities
• गुणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• प्रमाणम्: measure; extent
• प्रमाणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रविभागतः: by way of classification
• प्रविभागतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'according to division/classification'

• उभयार्थम्: both purposes/senses
• उभयार्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'also')

• प्रेक्ष्य: having considered
• प्रेक्ष्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + √ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having considered/observed'

• सा: that (it)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• संख्या: enumeration; number
• संख्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-निपात (quotative)

• उपधार्यताम्: let it be understood/accepted
• उपधार्यताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Satyavrata

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛs (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A balanced scale holds ‘guṇa’ on one side and ‘doṣa’ on the other, while a teacher points to a numbered list on a manuscript.

Characters & Entities

• Satyavrata
• Guṇa
• Doṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discernment grows by carefully distinguishing virtues and faults; ethical clarity is built through thoughtful classification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the verse is a general ethical-analytical guideline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recommends reflective evaluation—considering both faults and virtues.