Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
Devanagari script
नारद उवाच । ततो विममृशे श्लोको बहुधा समभागिनाम् । अनिश्चयाद्विचार्यासौ घटाद्यैः समभागिता
Transliteration
nārada uvāca | tato vimamṛśe śloko bahudhā samabhāginām | aniścayādvicāryāsau ghaṭādyaiḥ samabhāgitā
Translation
那罗陀（Nārada）说道：于是他从多方面反复思量那首关于“同等分受者”的偈。因心中未决，他推究：这种同分之理，是否也可借由水罐等器具与诸般手段而成立。
Word by Word
नारदःNārada
नारदः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
ततःthen
ततः:
Kāla/Anukrama (Temporal sequence)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)
विममृशेhe reflected/considered
विममृशे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-मृश् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
श्लोकःthe verse
श्लोकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootश्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
बहुधाin many ways
बहुधा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुधा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
सम-भागिनाम्of the equal sharers
सम-भागिनाम्:
Shashthi-sambandha (Of whom)
TypeNoun
Rootसम (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
अनिश्चयात्from uncertainty
अनिश्चयात्:
Hetu (Cause/Reason)
TypeNoun
Rootअनिश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
विचार्यhaving considered
विचार्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चर् (धातु)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया
असौhe/that one
असौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक
घट-आद्यैःby the pot and the like
घट-आद्यैः:
Karana (Instrument/Means)
TypeNoun
Rootघट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
सम-भागिताequal sharing/equality of shares
सम-भागिता:
Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun)
TypeNoun
Rootसम (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
Nārada
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Nārada narrates as a thoughtful figure pauses, contemplating the proverb; the well, pot, and rope appear as symbolic objects around him.
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaFAQs
Dharma often requires careful deliberation (vicāra); slogans and proverbs must be thoughtfully applied to concrete situations.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a reflective moment within a dharma dialogue.
None; the verse models dharmic reasoning—pausing, reflecting, and examining implications before acting.