Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु विप्रेन्द्रो धर्मपुत्रेण धीमता । उवाच मधुरां वाणीं तदा धर्मसुतं प्रति

Transliteration

evamuktastu viprendro dharmaputreṇa dhīmatā | uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ tadā dharmasutaṃ prati

Translation

Nang masabi ito ng matalinong anak ni Dharma, ang pinakadakila sa mga brāhmaṇa ay nagsalita noon ng matatamis na salita bilang tugon sa anak ni Dharma.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner adjunct/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb of manner)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject of main clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been spoken to)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis)

• विप्रेन्द्रः: the best of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः)

• धर्मपुत्रेण: by Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रेण: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य पुत्रः)

• धीमता: wise
• धीमता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (धर्मपुत्रेण)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मधुराम्: sweet
• मधुराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वाणीम्)

• वाणीम्: speech/words
• वाणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Time adjunct/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time)

• धर्मसुतम्: to Dharmasuta (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मसुतम्: Karma (Goal/Target of speech/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य सुतः)

• प्रति: towards/to
• प्रति: Sampradana (Recipient/प्रति = towards)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/पूर्वपद; here: उपपद-प्रयोग as preposition governing accusative)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; introduces Mārkaṇḍeya’s reply)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience; within scene, Yudhiṣṭhira is the listener to the sage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage begins speaking: calm hand gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā), Yudhiṣṭhira attentive; the atmosphere is serene, signaling the start of sacred exposition.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)
• Mārkaṇḍeya (viprendra, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is transmitted through respectful dialogue, where a sage responds with clarity and kindness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it is a narrative bridge within the Jayavārāha/Narmadā tīrtha discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the forthcoming explanation.