Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तु सा भवेद्दासी पराजीयेत या यया । अस्मिन्पणे इमाः सर्वाः सख्यः साक्षिण्य एव नौ

Transliteration

tasyāstu sā bhaveddāsī parājīyeta yā yayā | asminpaṇe imāḥ sarvāḥ sakhyaḥ sākṣiṇya eva nau

Translation

Aquela que for vencida pela outra torne-se sua serva. E, nesta aposta, sejam todas estas companheiras aqui presentes testemunhas para nós duas.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhavet: should become
• bhavet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dāsī: a slave-maid
• dāsī: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• parājīyeta: should be defeated
• parājīyeta: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: parā + ji (धातु; पराजीयते)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (be defeated)

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• yayā: by whom
• yayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• paṇe: wager
• paṇe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• imāḥ: these
• imāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sakhyaḥ: female friends
• sakhyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sākṣiṇyaḥ: witnesses (female)
• sākṣiṇyaḥ: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sākṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• nau: of us two / for us two
• nau: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-द्विवचन (Gen./Dat. dual); ‘आवयोः/आवाभ्याम्’ सन्दर्भे

Speaker

Kadrū

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kāśī-mahātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kadrū declares the terms: the defeated becomes a servant; a circle of female companions stand as witnesses, creating a formal, almost juridical scene.

Characters & Entities

• Kadrū
• Vinatā
• Sakhīs (female companions/witnesses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Binding oneself through prideful wagers can lead to bondage and humiliation; dharma counsels restraint and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.