Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततोऽर्जुनः प्रहृष्टात्मा तेभ्यो दत्त्वा धनं बहु । तानामंत्र्य नमस्कृत्य जगाम स्वपुरं प्रति

Transliteration

tato'rjunaḥ prahṛṣṭātmā tebhyo dattvā dhanaṃ bahu | tānāmaṃtrya namaskṛtya jagāma svapuraṃ prati

Translation

ثم إن أرجونا، وقد امتلأ قلبه فرحًا، أعطاهم مالًا كثيرًا. وبعد أن استأذنهم مودِّعًا وانحنى إجلالًا، مضى قاصدًا مدينته.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रहृष्टात्मा: whose heart was delighted
• प्रहृष्टात्मा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘प्रहृष्टः आत्मा यस्य’

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Dative/Ablative 4th/5th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• बहु: much
• बहु: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आमन्त्र्य: having taken leave of/addressed
• आमन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-प्राय (Gerund), ‘आ-’ उपसर्ग; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed/saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वपुरम्: his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Gati/Direction (Direction/गति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Preposition/Upasarga-like), गत्यर्थे

Speaker

Narrative voice (context: Sūta in Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narāditya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/brāhmaṇas in the frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arjuna, smiling with restrained joy, offers bags of coins/cloth to brāhmaṇas; then bows with folded hands and turns toward the road leading to his city.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred undertaking concludes with generosity, respectful leave-taking, and humility—marking dharma as both act and attitude.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narāditya tīrtha narrative context of Adhyāya 60, where Arjuna’s acts sanctify the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving abundant dāna and offering respectful obeisance (namaskāra) to brāhmaṇas.