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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

स्थावरं जंगमं चैव सदृशं च मनोहरम् । जंगमं च जितं तत्र स्थावरेण तथैव च

sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ caiva sadṛśaṃ ca manoharam | jaṃgamaṃ ca jitaṃ tatra sthāvareṇa tathaiva ca

ที่นั่นมีรูปทั้งอยู่กับที่และเคลื่อนไหว ละม้ายคล้ายกันและงดงามยิ่งนัก ณ ที่นั้น สิ่งเคลื่อนไหวดูประหนึ่งพ่ายแก่สิ่งอยู่กับที่ และสิ่งอยู่กับที่ก็ประหนึ่งพ่ายแก่สิ่งเคลื่อนไหวเช่นกัน

स्थावरम्the immobile (things)
स्थावरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
जङ्गमम्the mobile (things)
जङ्गमम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
एवindeed
एव:
Nipata (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक
सदृशम्similar, corresponding
सदृशम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
and
:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
मनोहरम्beautiful, captivating
मनोहरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
जङ्गमम्the mobile (things)
जङ्गमम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
जितम्conquered, surpassed
जितम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootजि (धातु) → जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
Formक्त-कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
स्थावरेणby the immobile (part)
स्थावरेण:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
तथाthus, likewise
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक
एवindeed
एव:
Nipata (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक
and
:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha: Āścarya-maṇḍapa precinct

Type: kshetra

Listener: Dvijottamas/sages

Scene: Inside the pavilion, sculptures seem to breathe and walk; living beings appear statue-still—an enchanting paradox where motion and stillness outdo each other.

FAQs

In a tīrtha’s divine sphere, ordinary categories blur; wonder (adbhuta) becomes a means to awaken devotion and humility.

Kedārakṣetra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.

None explicitly; the emphasis is on the extraordinary sacred spectacle associated with the place.