Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

पंचभिः कथितं वृत्तं दुष्पण्यस्य न्यवेदयन् । ततो राजा समाहूय पशुमंतं वणिग्वरम् । पौरेष्वपि च शृण्वत्सु वाक्यमेतदभाषत

Transliteration

paṃcabhiḥ kathitaṃ vṛttaṃ duṣpaṇyasya nyavedayan | tato rājā samāhūya paśumaṃtaṃ vaṇigvaram | paureṣvapi ca śṛṇvatsu vākyametadabhāṣata

Translation

พวกเขาได้นำเรื่องราวตามที่เด็กทั้งห้ากล่าวมาไปกราบทูลพระราชา กล่าวโทษทุษปัณยะ แล้วพระราชาทรงเรียกพ่อค้าวาณิชผู้มั่งคั่ง เจ้าของปศุสัตว์ผู้นั้นมา และท่ามกลางชาวเมืองที่กำลังฟังอยู่ พระองค์ตรัสถ้อยคำนี้

Word by Word

• पञ्चभिः: by the five (boys)
• पञ्चभिः: Karta (Agent/instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• कथितम्: told/narrated
• कथितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'वृत्तम्' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वृत्तम्: the account/event
• वृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दुष्पण्यस्य: of Duṣpaṇya
• दुष्पण्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्पण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• न्यवेदयन्: they informed
• न्यवेदयन्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम (then)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• पशुमन्तम्: Paśumant (name)
• पशुमन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वणिग्वरम्: the excellent merchant
• वणिग्वरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (श्रेष्ठः वणिक्), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'पशुमन्तम्' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• पौरेषु: among the townspeople
• पौरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/among)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि-अर्थ (also)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शृण्वत्सु: while (they) were listening
• शृण्वत्सु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'वाक्यम्' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अभाषत: he spoke
• अभाषत: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the king’s court, the five boys’ account is repeated; the king orders the wealthy cattle-merchant Duṣpaṇya to be brought; citizens stand listening as the king begins to speak.

Characters & Entities

• king
• Duṣpaṇya
• five boys
• citizens
• merchant (vaṇik)
• cattle-wealth (paśu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Justice is to be pursued through truthful testimony and public accountability; wealth does not excuse wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a royal-court episode within the Setukhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.