Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

विनतोवाच । किं पणेन भगिन्यत्र कथयाम्येवमेव हि । त्वज्जये का च मे प्रीतिर्मज्जये किं नु ते सुखम्

Transliteration

vinatovāca | kiṃ paṇena bhaginyatra kathayāmyevameva hi | tvajjaye kā ca me prītirmajjaye kiṃ nu te sukham

Translation

Vinatā nói: “Chị ơi, cần gì phải đặt cược? Ta sẽ nói như vậy thôi. Nếu chị thắng, ta có niềm vui gì? Nếu ta thắng, chị được hạnh phúc gì?”

Word by Word

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• paṇena: by/with a wager
• paṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• bhagini: O sister
• bhagini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• kathayāmi: I say/tell
• kathayāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (धातु; कथयति)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• hi: for/indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• tvad-jaye: in your victory
• tvad-jaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वद्-षष्ठी + जय)

• kā: what (kind of)?
• kā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• me: my/to me
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• prītiḥ: joy/affection
• prītiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• mad-jaye: in my victory
• mad-jaye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मद्-षष्ठी + जय)

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• nu: then/indeed (question particle)
• nu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• te: your/to you
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Vinatā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis / or Kāśī-mahātmya audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two sisters, Vinatā and Kadrū, converse with restrained emotion; Vinatā gestures in refusal of a wager while attendants listen in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Vinatā
• Kadrū

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True affection avoids zero-sum victory; dharma favors harmony over wagers that breed resentment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.