Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

सांगोपांगा मयाधीता वेदाश्चत्वार एव च । अधीताश्चैव सर्वेषां तेषामर्थोऽवधारितः

Transliteration

sāṃgopāṃgā mayādhītā vedāścatvāra eva ca | adhītāścaiva sarveṣāṃ teṣāmartho'vadhāritaḥ

Translation

ข้าได้ศึกษาเวททั้งสี่พร้อมทั้งอังคะและอุปังคะแล้ว และเมื่อเรียนรู้ทั้งหมดนั้น ข้าก็ได้กำหนดรู้ความหมายของเวทเหล่านั้นโดยถ่องแท้

Word by Word

• साङ्गोपाङ्गाः: with the limbs and sub-limbs (i.e., with auxiliaries)
• साङ्गोपाङ्गाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साङ्गोपाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; स-अङ्ग + उप-अङ्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुं (सर्वनाम), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• अधीताः: studied
• अधीताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु) → अधीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle)

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; संख्याविशेषणम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अधीताः: studied
• अधीताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि-इ (धातु) → अधीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धविशेषणम्

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• अर्थः: meaning
• अर्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अवधारितः: ascertained/understood
• अवधारितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव-धृ (धातु) → अवधारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (PPP)

Speaker

Narrative voice (student’s declaration within the episode)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śākalya (guru)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The student, holding manuscripts, confidently declares he has studied the four Vedas with aṅgas and understood their meanings; the guru listens, composed, suggesting the next step is humility and dakṣiṇā.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Vedāṅga
• Upāṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True learning is not mere memorization; it includes comprehensive study and understanding of meaning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named here; the verse supports the Māhātmya by grounding it in Vedic authority.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on complete Vedic study (adhyayana) with auxiliaries.