Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सोऽब्रवीदद्य मे लब्धा कथं मां वदसे मृषा । सोऽब्रवीद्ध्यो मया लब्धा बलान्नेतुं त्वमिच्छसि

Transliteration

so'bravīdadya me labdhā kathaṃ māṃ vadase mṛṣā | so'bravīddhyo mayā labdhā balānnetuṃ tvamicchasi

Translation

Um disse: «Hoje eu a obtive; como podes falar falsamente de mim?» O outro disse: «Foi ontem que eu a obtive; tu desejas levá-la à força.»

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• मे: my / for me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (Singular) (enclitic)

• लब्धा: (has been) obtained
• लब्धा: Kriya (Predicate participle/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (Interrogative manner/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वदसे: you say/speak
• वदसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• मृषा: falsely
• मृषा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मृषा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: falsely)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: surely
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Certainty/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत्-अव्यय (indeed/certainly; adverbial use of adjective)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• लब्धा: (has been) obtained
• लब्धा: Kriya (Predicate participle/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• बलात्: by force / forcibly
• बलात्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/Cause/बल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (forcibly)

• नेतुम्: to take/lead away
• नेतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), प्रयोजन (purpose)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इच्छसि: you wish/desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (reporting alternating statements of the two brāhmaṇas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sages/pilgrims (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The two brāhmaṇas argue with pointed fingers; one insists ‘today’, the other ‘yesterday’; the cow stands between, symbolizing contested dharma; bystanders begin to gather.

Characters & Entities

• Two brāhmaṇas (viprau)
• Cow (gau)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Conflicting testimonies must be settled through impartial judgment; force and falsehood both lead away from dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā Māhātmya context continues, tying moral order to the sanctified region associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes ethical speech (satya) and rejection of coercion (balāt).