Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अदत्तानि मया पाप फलानि हृतवानसि । कस्मात्त्वं चौर्यरूपेण नानुबन्धमवेक्षसे

Transliteration

adattāni mayā pāpa phalāni hṛtavānasi | kasmāttvaṃ cauryarūpeṇa nānubandhamavekṣase

Translation

‘হে পাপী! মোৰ দ্বাৰা নাদিয়া ফল তুমি হৰণ কৰিলা। চোৰৰূপে থাকি তুমি কিয় তাৰ অনুবন্ধ—পৰিণাম—বিবেচনা নকৰা?’

Word by Word

• अदत्तानि: not given (unauthorized)
• अदत्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दत्त (दा धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/निषेध-पूर्वक (not given)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (common), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पाप: O sinner
• पाप: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative form), एकवचन; सम्बोधन (address)

• फलानि: fruits
• फलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हृतवान्: having taken/stolen
• हृतवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्यय (Perfect active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कस्मात्: why
• कस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: 'why/from what reason')

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (common), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चौर्यरूपेण: in the manner of theft
• चौर्यरूपेण: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर्य + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-हेतौ/प्रकारे (in the form/manner of theft)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अनुबन्धम्: consequence/after-effect
• अनुबन्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवेक्षसे: you consider/notice
• अवेक्षसे: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Likhita

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Likhita’s admonition peaks: he labels the act as theft and speaks of consequences; Śaṅkha’s face shows dawning realization and fear of karmic aftermath.

Characters & Entities

• Likhita
• Śaṅkha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking what is not offered (adattādāna) binds one to karmic consequences; dharma requires consent, propriety, and foresight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this line itself focuses on dharma rather than naming a particular site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed here; it emphasizes moral law (karma) and ethical restraint.