Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

तदेतन्निर्धनत्वाच्च कथं नाम भविष्यति । सत्यमाहुः पुरा वाक्यं पुराणमुनयोऽमलाः

Transliteration

tadetannirdhanatvācca kathaṃ nāma bhaviṣyati | satyamāhuḥ purā vākyaṃ purāṇamunayo'malāḥ

Translation

Doch wie soll dies möglich sein, wenn man arm ist?—so fragen die Menschen. Dennoch sprachen die makellosen Weisen der Vorzeit in den Purāṇas ein Wort, und es ist wahr.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निर्धनत्वात्: from/because of poverty
• निर्धनत्वात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्धनत्व (प्रातिपदिक; निर्धन + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th) अपादान, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (त्व)

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

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• नाम: indeed/ever (emphasis)
• नाम: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; प्रश्न/निश्चयार्थ-प्रयोग (emphatic particle)

• भविष्यति: will be/come to be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्यम्: truthfully / the truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) कर्म, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as accusative of manner)

• आहुः: they have said
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) कर्म, एकवचन

• पुराण-मुनयः: the sages of old (ancient sages)
• पुराण-मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुराणानां मुनयः)

• अमलाः: pure
• अमलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (पुराण-मुनयः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly: anxious householders questioning a sage; the sage calmly cites ancient Purāṇic truth, palm-leaf manuscript in hand.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even objections arising from poverty are addressed by timeless Purāṇic wisdom; dharma is guided by proven teachings of sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the verse is a transition into a general dharma teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it introduces an authoritative Purāṇic maxim to follow.