Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

मृगमध्ये स्थितश्चाहं न कंचिदुपरोधये । तां वाचं मानुषीं श्रुत्वा स राजा विस्मयान्वितः

Transliteration

mṛgamadhye sthitaścāhaṃ na kaṃciduparodhaye | tāṃ vācaṃ mānuṣīṃ śrutvā sa rājā vismayānvitaḥ

Translation

“ข้าพเจ้ายืนอยู่ท่ามกลางฝูงกวางและมิได้รบกวนผู้ใดเลย” เมื่อได้ยินเสียงมนุษย์เช่นนั้น พระราชาทรงประหลาดใจยิ่งนัก

Word by Word

• मृगमध्ये: in the midst of deer
• मृगमध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मृगाणां मध्ये (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स्थितः: standing; situated
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'स्थितः' (standing/being situated)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative sg.)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कंचित्: anyone
• कंचित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite: 'anyone')

• उपरोधये: I obstruct; I trouble
• उपरोधये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (I obstruct/hinder)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative sg.)

• वाचम्: speech; words
• वाचम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative sg.)

• मानुषीम्: human
• मानुषीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'वाचम्')

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative sg.)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative sg.)

• विस्मयान्वितः: filled with wonder
• विस्मयान्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—विस्मयेन अन्वितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Ṛkṣaśṛṅga (first half), Narrator (second half reporting the king’s reaction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa forest-tīrtha environs (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king-hunter pauses in astonishment as a human voice arises from among deer in a forest clearing; deer cluster around, the moment suspended between fear and wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛkṣaśṛṅga
• rājā (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Non-harming presence is the mark of sanctity; recognition of holiness awakens conscience, shown by the king’s astonishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative milieu; no named tīrtha appears here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.