Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सा शिशुत्वे मृगैः सार्द्धं पक्षिभिश्च सुशोभना । क्रीडां चक्रे सुविश्रब्धैर्वर्धयंती मुनेर्मुदम्

Transliteration

sā śiśutve mṛgaiḥ sārddhaṃ pakṣibhiśca suśobhanā | krīḍāṃ cakre suviśrabdhairvardhayaṃtī munermudam

Translation

In ihrer Kindheit spielte das schöne Mädchen in unbefangener Vertrautheit mit Hirschen und Vögeln und mehrte so die Freude des Weisen.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• शिशुत्वे: in childhood
• शिशुत्वे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiśutva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मृगैः: with deer
• मृगैः: Sahakari/Instrument (करण/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sambandha/Association (सह/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition meaning 'together with')

• पक्षिभिः: with birds
• पक्षिभिः: Sahakari/Instrument (करण/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• सुशोभना: very beautiful
• सुशोभना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक: सु + शोभना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• क्रीडाम्: play, sport
• क्रीडाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चक्रे: did, performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-रूप (active)

• सुविश्रब्धैः: with very trusting (ones)
• सुविश्रब्धैः: Sahakari/Instrument (करण/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-viśrabdha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √śrambh/viśrambh ‘to trust, be confident’ + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• वर्धयन्ती: increasing
• वर्धयन्ती: Karta (Agent of participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vardhayantī (कृदन्त; √vṛdh (धातु) णिच् causative + शतृ/शानच् present participle)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (concomitant action)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मुदम्: joy
• मुदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa context; specific speaker not stated in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene hermitage clearing: a young girl plays fearlessly among deer and birds; the sage watches with quiet joy; trees, kuśa patches, and a small hut in the background.

Characters & Entities

• the maiden
• Jābāli (the sage)
• deer
• birds

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a dharmic, sattvic environment, even wild creatures become gentle—peace (śānti) is a sign of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this line itself does not name the location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.