Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
Devanagari script
अथ ते ववृधुः सर्वे राजपुत्रपुरोगमाः । पञ्चहायनतां तेषु यातेषु तदनंतरम्
Transliteration
atha te vavṛdhuḥ sarve rājaputrapurogamāḥ | pañcahāyanatāṃ teṣu yāteṣu tadanaṃtaram
Translation
پھر وہ سب، شہزادے کی پیشوائی میں، بڑھتے چلے گئے؛ اور جب وہ پانچ برس کی عمر کو پہنچے تو اس کے بعد کے واقعات رونما ہوئے۔
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
N/A
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)
तेthey
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Pronoun: they)
ववृधुःgrew, increased
ववृधुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ते)
राजपुत्रपुरोगमाःled by princes
राजपुत्रपुरोगमाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootराजपुत्र + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (rāja-putra-puro-gama = having princes in front/led by princes)
पञ्चहायनताम्the state of being five years old
पञ्चहायनताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च + हायन + ता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (pañca-hāyana-tā = five-year-ness, age of five years)
तेषुamong them / when they
तेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Locative: in/among them)
यातेषुhaving gone/reached
यातेषु:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootया (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तेषु: when they had reached)
तत्that
तत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अनन्तरम्)
अनन्तरम्immediately after
अनन्तरम्:
N/A
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाववत् अव्यय-प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual, within Setukhaṇḍa narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: children/princes growing, shown in five-year progression—learning letters, archery basics, and etiquette—ending with a poised group ready for the next episode.
FAQs
Purāṇic narrative highlights orderly stages of life, implying dharma unfolds through proper time and training.
None; this is a narrative transition verse.
None.