Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
तथान्यास्वपि विद्यासु नास्ति तत्सदृशो भुवि । कृतविद्यो द्विजसुतः प्रख्यातो नगरेऽभवत्
Transliteration
tathānyāsvapi vidyāsu nāsti tatsadṛśo bhuvi | kṛtavidyo dvijasutaḥ prakhyāto nagare'bhavat
Translation
แม้ในวิชาอื่น ๆ ก็ไม่มีผู้ใดบนแผ่นดินเสมอเหมือน เขาผู้เป็นบุตรพราหมณ์อันสำเร็จวิทยา จึงเลื่องลือไปทั่วนคร
Word by Word
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
अन्यासुin other
अन्यासु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; (feminine locative plural)
अपिalso / even
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अपि=also/even
विद्यासुin sciences/arts
विद्यासु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; (feminine locative plural)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध (negation particle)
अस्तिis
अस्ति:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (present, 3rd person singular)
तत्-सदृशःequal to him
तत्-सदृशः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य सदृशः); (masculine nominative singular)
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootभू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (feminine locative singular)
कृत-विद्यःaccomplished in learning
कृत-विद्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत (कृ धातु-क्त कृदन्त) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कृता विद्या येन सः = विद्यासम्पन्नः); (masculine nominative singular)
द्विज-सुतःson of a Brahmin
द्विज-सुतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजस्य सुतः); (masculine nominative singular)
प्रख्यातःrenowned
प्रख्यातः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + ख्या (धातु) → प्रख्यात (क्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (past participle, masculine nominative singular)
नगरेin the city
नगरे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनगर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; (neuter locative singular)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (imperfect, 3rd person singular)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The city acknowledges the accomplished brāhmaṇa’s son—crowds, scholars, and warriors alike recognizing his unmatched learning.
Characters & Entities
A
Aśokadatta (implied continuation)FAQs
Learning pursued thoroughly becomes a form of dharma and service, naturally yielding respect and influence when grounded in discipline.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative within Setukhaṇḍa.
None.