Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

परावसोश्च यत्प्रोक्तं वयस्यैर्हास्यमाश्रितैः । पराशरसमुत्थं च यद्वाक्यं तत्स्मृतेः परम्

Transliteration

parāvasośca yatproktaṃ vayasyairhāsyamāśritaiḥ | parāśarasamutthaṃ ca yadvākyaṃ tatsmṛteḥ param

Translation

และถ้อยคำที่สหายทั้งหลายกล่าวแก่ปราวสุด้วยความหยอกล้อ ประกอบกับวาจาที่สืบเนื่องจากปราศร—ย่อมสูงกว่าความทรงจำล้วน ๆ คือมีน้ำหนักเป็นคำอ้างอิงอันควรเชื่อถือ

Word by Word

• परावसोः: of Parāvasu
• परावसोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्धे), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: Relative (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बन्धक/यत्-तत्)

• प्रोक्तम्: said; spoken
• प्रोक्तम्: Predicate (कर्मणि-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वयस्यैः: by companions/friends
• वयस्यैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करणे/कर्तृ), बहुवचन

• हास्यम्: ridicule; jest
• हास्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आश्रितैः: having resorted to; indulging in
• आश्रितैः: Kartr (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वयस्यैः)

• पराशरसमुत्थम्: originating from Parāśara
• पराशरसमुत्थम्: Predicate qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराशर + समुत्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्/यत्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Relative (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (सम्बन्धक)

• वाक्यम्: statement; utterance
• वाक्यम्: Karma/Topic (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Correlative (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (यत्-तत्)

• स्मृतेः: of Smṛti (tradition/law)
• स्मृतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्धे), एकवचन

• परम्: higher; beyond
• परम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (तत्)

Speaker

Bhartṛyajña (continuing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King and assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned debate-like moment: Bhartṛyajña references what companions said to Parāvasu in jest and a Parāśara-derived statement; scribes and brāhmaṇas nod, indicating textual authority outweighing mere memory.

Characters & Entities

• Parāvasu
• Parāśara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It reflects how Purāṇic narratives invoke śāstric authority (Parāśara/Smṛti) to evaluate speech and proposed remedies, even when the trigger is casual or joking talk.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is described; it discusses the status/authority of a statement linked to Parāśara.