Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तं यूथं कालयामास ततः संज्ञाभिराह्वयन् । पृथक्त्वेन समादाय यष्टिं सव्येन पाणिना

Transliteration

taṃ yūthaṃ kālayāmāsa tataḥ saṃjñābhirāhvayan | pṛthaktvena samādāya yaṣṭiṃ savyena pāṇinā

Translation

Dann ließ er durch Zeichen jene Herde zur Seite weichen; und, sie voneinander trennend, nahm er mit der linken Hand einen Stab auf.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यूथम्: group, troop
• यूथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कालयामास: he addressed/called (out)
• कालयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कल्/काल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative-आभास (आमास-प्रयोग)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then)

• संज्ञाभिः: with names/signals
• संज्ञाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• आह्वयन्: calling, invoking
• आह्वयन्: Kriya (Concomitant action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (while calling)

• पृथक्त्वेन: separately, by separation
• पृथक्त्वेन: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथक्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• समादाय: having taken up
• समादाय: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• यष्टिम्: staff, stick
• यष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सव्येन: with the left
• सव्येन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (left)

• पाणिना: hand
• पाणिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The radiant man gestures; a herd or crowd parts respectfully. He lifts a staff in his left hand, assuming the role of guide/guardian, preparing to approach the afflicted brāhmaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Yūtha (herd)
• Yaṣṭi (staff)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces are portrayed as ordered and protected; the narrative shows an authoritative figure preparing to address disorder or suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting continues within the Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra account in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; the verse is descriptive, advancing the scene.