Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

आश्रमेषु गता बाला रात्रौ चिन्तापरा स्थिता । बन्धुवर्गस्य कथितं समस्तं तद्विचेष्टितम्

Transliteration

āśrameṣu gatā bālā rātrau cintāparā sthitā | bandhuvargasya kathitaṃ samastaṃ tadviceṣṭitam

Translation

เด็กหญิงนั้นไปยังอาศรมทั้งหลาย; ครั้นราตรีมาถึง นางตั้งอยู่ด้วยความกังวลอันหนักหน่วง แล้วนางได้เล่าแก่หมู่ญาติพี่น้องถึงเหตุการณ์ทั้งปวงและความเป็นไปทั้งหมดในเรื่องนั้น

Word by Word

• आश्रमेषु: in the hermitages
• आश्रमेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गता: gone
• गता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण/विधेय (predicate)

• बाला: the girl
• बाला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time-locative/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चिन्तापरा: absorbed in worry
• चिन्तापरा: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चिन्तायां परा = absorbed in worry); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थिता: stood/remained
• स्थिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• बन्धुवर्गस्य: of the group of relatives
• बन्धुवर्गस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बन्धूनां वर्गः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• कथितम्: was told
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘told/said’

• समस्तम्: entire/all
• समस्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• विचेष्टितम्: conduct/what was done
• विचेष्टितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + चेष्ट् (धातु) → विचेष्टित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त) भावे/कर्मणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young woman arrives at forest hermitages and, in the stillness of night, confides the entire troubling affair to her kinsfolk; lamps flicker, ascetics’ huts and trees frame a tense domestic council.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, seeking counsel and reflecting on consequences is prudent and protective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; ‘āśramas’ are mentioned generally as places of refuge and counsel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.