Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96
Devanagari script
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः । स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते
Transliteration
yadyadācarati śreṣṭhastattadevetaro janaḥ | sa yatpramāṇaṃ kurute lokastadanuvartate
Translation
جو کچھ برتر شخص کرتا ہے، دوسرے لوگ بھی وہی کرتے ہیں۔ وہ جو معیار قائم کرتا ہے، دنیا اسی کی پیروی کرتی ہے۔
Word by Word
yatwhatever (that which)
yat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; यद्-तद् सम्बन्ध (correlative)
yatwhatever
yat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)
ācaratipractises, does
ācarati:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√car (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
śreṣṭhaḥthe best person; leader
śreṣṭhaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
tatthat
tat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)
tatthat (same)
tat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formनिपात; अवधारण (only/indeed)
itaraḥthe other (common)
itaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootitara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (विशेषणार्थे)
janaḥperson; people (as a class)
janaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
yatwhich
yat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
pramāṇamstandard; authority
pramāṇam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
kurutemakes, sets up
kurute:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
lokaḥthe world; people
lokaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
tatthat
tat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
anuvartatefollows
anuvartate:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootanu-√vṛt (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
Speaker
Nakula (contextual continuation)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A luminous ‘best person’ walks a path; behind, a line of people mirror each step. The leader sets a measuring rod/standard (pramāṇa) that becomes a visible guideline across the landscape.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śreṣṭha (the exemplary person)L
Loka (the world)FAQs
Leaders and the virtuous must live dharma publicly, because society imitates their conduct and standards.
No; the verse is a universal dharma principle rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None; it prescribes exemplary behavior as a social-spiritual duty.