Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

नार्यास्तस्या नृलोकेऽत्र वरैवाजननिः स्फुटम् । विमानिता या भर्त्रास्यान्न पुत्रः स्याद्गुणैर्युतः

Transliteration

nāryāstasyā nṛloke'tra varaivājananiḥ sphuṭam | vimānitā yā bhartrāsyānna putraḥ syādguṇairyutaḥ

Translation

ในโลกมนุษย์นี้ ท่ามกลางสตรีทั้งหลาย มารดาอีกผู้หนึ่งนั้นประเสริฐกว่าอย่างชัดเจน ภรรยาที่ถูกสามีดูหมิ่น บุตรของนางจะมีคุณธรรมครบถ้วนได้อย่างไร

Word by Word

• नार्याः: of the woman
• नार्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th); एकवचन

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• नृलोके: in the world of men
• नृलोके: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नॄणां लोकः)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• वरा: excellent
• वरा: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• अजननिः: a non-mother (childless woman)
• अजननिः: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; नञ्-समास/निषेधपूर्वक (a-jananī: ‘non-mother’, i.e., childless)

• स्फुटम्: clearly
• स्फुटम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्फुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: clearly)

• विमानिता: insulted
• विमानिता: विधेय (Predicate/relative clause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + मान् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘insulted’

• या: who
• या: कर्ता (Subject in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• भर्त्रा: by (her) husband
• भर्त्रा: करण (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन

• अस्याः: of this/her
• अस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be/should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Potential action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative); प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गुणैः: with virtues
• गुणैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); बहुवचन

• युतः: endowed
• युतः: विधेय/विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त) ‘joined/endowed’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘putraḥ’)

Speaker

Aitareya’s mother (continuing her reasoning/complaint)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reflective, sorrowful mother speaks about being slighted; the household scene shows the husband’s indifference in the background and the son caught between devotion and family pain.

Characters & Entities

• Aitareya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse reflects a worldly inference linking honor and auspiciousness; the broader narrative typically challenges such conclusions through dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.