Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सुवर्णं रजतं चैव मणिमौक्तिकमेव च । स्त्रीरत्नं शोभनं यच्च तत्सर्वं कर्षते बलात्

Transliteration

suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ caiva maṇimauktikameva ca | strīratnaṃ śobhanaṃ yacca tatsarvaṃ karṣate balāt

Translation

ทองและเงิน แก้วมณีและมุกดา แม้รัตนะคือสตรีอันงดงาม—สิ่งใดเลิศล้ำ เขาก็ฉุดคร่าทั้งสิ้นด้วยกำลัง

Word by Word

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• रजतम्: silver
• रजतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

• मणिमौक्तिकम्: gems and pearls
• मणिमौक्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + मौक्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (मणयः च मौक्तिकानि च)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphasis)

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

• स्त्रीरत्नम्: a precious woman / woman as a jewel
• स्त्रीरत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्त्रियाः रत्नम्)

• शोभनम्: beautiful
• शोभनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg: "whatever")

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg: "that")

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg: "all")

• कर्षते: draws away / drags
• कर्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (present, 3rd sg, middle: "draws/pulls")

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति; एकवचन (ablative singular: "by force")

Speaker

Devas (collective petitioners; speaker not explicitly named in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha region (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An asuric figure or force sweeping through a ruined town, pulling away chests of gold, strings of pearls, and gemstones; women and families in the background protected by sages or fleeing toward a riverbank shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Tripura (implied aggressor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma manifests as exploitation and plunder; dharma requires protection of beings and rightful order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised directly; the verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative frame associated with the Revā/Narmadā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral and narrative description of oppression.