Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

मंडलेति च नाम्ना वै ग्रामं कृत्वा न्यवीवसन् । विप्रसार्थपरिभ्रष्टाः केचित्तु वणिजस्तदा

Transliteration

maṃḍaleti ca nāmnā vai grāmaṃ kṛtvā nyavīvasan | viprasārthaparibhraṣṭāḥ kecittu vaṇijastadā

Translation

انہوں نے ایک بستی بنا کر اس کا نام ‘مَنڈل’ رکھا اور وہیں آباد ہو گئے۔ مگر اسی وقت کچھ تاجر برہمنوں کے قافلے سے جدا ہو کر الگ رہ گئے۔

Word by Word

• मंडल: Maṇḍala
• मंडल: Name element
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a name-stem)

• इति: thus
• इति: Marker (Quotation/Name marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देशार्थक-अव्यय

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

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्यय

• ग्रामम्: a village
• ग्रामम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• न्यवीवसन्: they dwelt
• न्यवीवसन्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वि-वस् (धातु; √वस् with prefix नि)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विप्रसार्थपरिभ्रष्टाः: separated from the brāhmaṇa caravan
• विप्रसार्थपरिभ्रष्टाः: Karta (Subject, appositive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्र-सार्थ-परिभ्रष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; विप्रसार्थात् परिभ्रष्टाः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (विप्रसार्थात् परिभ्रष्टाः)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• वणिजः: merchants
• वणिजः: Apposition to Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṇḍala-grāma (near Dharmāraṇya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newly formed village with a simple gate or boundary stones labeled ‘Maṇḍala’; inside, orderly dwellings; outside, a few merchants stand apart, looking back anxiously, indicating separation from the brāhmaṇa caravan.

Characters & Entities

• Maṇḍala (village)
• Brāhmaṇa caravan (vipra-sārtha)
• Merchants (vaṇijaḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic travel narratives show how dislocation and separation can still lead to orderly habitation, with place-names preserving collective memory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The newly established village ‘Maṇḍala’ is situated within the Dharmāraṇya narrative landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on settlement formation and separation from the vipra caravan.