Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एव विवादः सुमहान्संजातश्च नरेश्वर । ममेति मम चैवेति परस्परसमागमे

Transliteration

eva vivādaḥ sumahānsaṃjātaśca nareśvara | mameti mama caiveti parasparasamāgame

Translation

एवं नरेश्वर, परस्परसमागमे ‘ममेति मम चैवेति’ वदतां सुमहान् विवादः संजातः।

Word by Word

• एव: indeed; thus
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थ (emphasis)

• विवादः: dispute
• विवादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘विवादः’

• संजातः: arose; occurred
• संजातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicative) ‘विवादः’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इति: thus; saying
• इति: Vakyartha-bodhaka (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थ (emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha-bodhaka (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• परस्पर-समागमे: in their mutual meeting
• परस्पर-समागमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परस्पर + समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘परस्परस्य समागमः’ (mutual meeting/encounter)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two groups confront each other at a gateway, hands raised in argument, pointing to the door and keys; elders attempt to calm them; the king’s presence looms as judge.

Characters & Entities

• King (nareśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Possessiveness (“mine”) fuels conflict; dharma calls for truth and discernment beyond attachment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative context remains Bhṛgukaccha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.