Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

पितामहास्तु ते पञ्च पाण्डवाः सह कृष्णया । उषित्वा ब्राह्मणैः सार्धं काम्यके वन उत्तमे

Transliteration

pitāmahāstu te pañca pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇayā | uṣitvā brāhmaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ kāmyake vana uttame

Translation

“Ang inyong mga ninuno—ang limang Pāṇḍava—kasama si Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), matapos manirahan na kasama ng mga brāhmaṇa sa marangal at mainam na gubat ng Kāmyaka…”

Word by Word

• पितामहाः: grandfathers/ancestors (elders)
• पितामहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे/कर्तृपदे प्रयुक्तम्

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-विशेषण; पाण्डवान् विशेषयति (five)

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• कृष्णया: with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• कृष्णया: Sahakari (सहकारी/Companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘सह’ इत्यस्य सहचर्या

• उषित्वा: having stayed
• उषित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘उषित्वा’ = वसित्वा; पूर्वक्रिया (having stayed)

• ब्राह्मणैः: with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Sahakari (सहकारी/Companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सार्धम्’ इत्यनेन सह

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: together with)

• काम्यके: in (the) Kāmyaka
• काम्यके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘वने’ इत्यस्य विशेषण (in Kāmyaka)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• उत्तमे: excellent/best
• उत्तमे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘वने’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The five Pāṇḍavas with Draupadī in forest exile, seated near a simple āśrama with brāhmaṇas; a calm, dharmic atmosphere of recitation and hospitality.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Kāmyaka forest

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous conduct in adversity is strengthened by the company of brāhmaṇas and disciplined living, preparing one for tīrtha-sevana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāmyaka forest is mentioned as the setting; the Revā-related tīrthas are expected to appear as the narration continues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it highlights dharmic association (sat-saṅga with brāhmaṇas) as a preparatory discipline.