Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

दोषाणां च गुणानां च प्रमाणं प्रविभागतः । उभयार्थमपि प्रेक्ष्य सा संख्येत्युपधार्यताम्

Transliteration

doṣāṇāṃ ca guṇānāṃ ca pramāṇaṃ pravibhāgataḥ | ubhayārthamapi prekṣya sā saṃkhyetyupadhāryatām

Translation

Sự đo lường các lỗi và các đức, được phân định đúng phép—quán xét cả hai phía—nên được hiểu là “saṃkhyā” (sự liệt kê, đếm định).

Word by Word

• दोषाणाम्: of faults
• दोषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• गुणानाम्: of qualities
• गुणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• प्रमाणम्: measure; extent
• प्रमाणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रविभागतः: by way of classification
• प्रविभागतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + विभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'according to division/classification'

• उभयार्थम्: both purposes/senses
• उभयार्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'also')

• प्रेक्ष्य: having considered
• प्रेक्ष्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + √ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having considered/observed'

• सा: that (it)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• संख्या: enumeration; number
• संख्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-निपात (quotative)

• उपधार्यताम्: let it be understood/accepted
• उपधार्यताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Satyavrata

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛs (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A balanced scale holds ‘guṇa’ on one side and ‘doṣa’ on the other, while a teacher points to a numbered list on a manuscript.

Characters & Entities

• Satyavrata
• Guṇa
• Doṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discernment grows by carefully distinguishing virtues and faults; ethical clarity is built through thoughtful classification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the verse is a general ethical-analytical guideline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recommends reflective evaluation—considering both faults and virtues.