Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

खंडितेनाधरेणैव ततोऽभूद्दुर्मना नृपः

Transliteration

khaṃḍitenādhareṇaiva tato'bhūddurmanā nṛpaḥ

Translation

তেওঁৰ ওঁঠ ভাঙি বিকৃত হোৱাত, তেতিয়া নৃপতি অতি বিষণ্ণ আৰু মনমৰা হৈ পৰিল।

Word by Word

• खण्डितेन: with (the) broken
• खण्डितेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खण्डित (कृदन्त; खण्ड् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular; ‘with (his) broken…’

• अधरेण: lip
• अधरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular masculine

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक; ‘indeed/just’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘then/thereupon’

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘became’

• दुर्मनाः: sad, dejected
• दुर्मनाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular; ‘sad-minded’

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dejected king with a split lip, head bowed, standing in a dusty courtyard; attendants keep distance; the atmosphere is heavy with shame and foreboding.

Characters & Entities

• king (nṛpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering and shame can arise suddenly as a visible consequence within Purāṇic storytelling, pressing the ruler toward humility and correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not name a tīrtha; it continues the royal-ritual episode within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription is given; it describes the king’s reaction to the ritual event/omen.