Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा वाचमनं यच्च जलं पतति भूतले । ब्राह्मणानां तथैवान्ये तेन तृप्तिं प्रयांति वै

Transliteration

bhuktvā vācamanaṃ yacca jalaṃ patati bhūtale | brāhmaṇānāṃ tathaivānye tena tṛptiṃ prayāṃti vai

Translation

เมื่อรับประทานแล้ว น้ำอาจมนะที่ตกลงสู่พื้นดิน ด้วยน้ำนั้นเองพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย และผู้อื่นด้วย ย่อมได้รับความอิ่มเอมในโลกเร้นลับ

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (gerund/absolutive): ‘having eaten’

• वाचमनम्: ācamana (sipping water ritual)
• वाचमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाचमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

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

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पतति: falls
• पतति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भूतले: on the ground
• भूतले: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), बहुवचनम्

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• प्रयान्ति: attain/go to
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (assertive particle)

Speaker

Unspecified (Purāṇic instructor voice in Dharmāraṇya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa after a meal performs ācamana; a few drops fall to the ground and transform subtly into luminous nourishment reaching unseen ancestors hovering nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Ācamana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even small ritual acts, when performed with dharmic awareness, carry subtle efficacy and contribute to satisfaction of beings connected to the rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred venue where ritual actions are taught and magnified in merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references ācamana after eating and indicates its ritual consequence when water falls to the ground.