Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
Devanagari script
यावच्चतुष्पथं नीतो यत्र संचरते जनः । हाहाकारो महानासीत्तस्मिन्पुरवरे तदा
Transliteration
yāvaccatuṣpathaṃ nīto yatra saṃcarate janaḥ | hāhākāro mahānāsīttasminpuravare tadā
Translation
Als man ihn bis zur Kreuzung der vier Wege führte, wo die Menschen umhergehen, erhob sich damals in jener vortrefflichen Stadt ein großer Aufschrei.
Word by Word
yāvatuntil
yāvat:
Adhikaraṇa (Limit)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyāvat (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधिपर्यन्तार्थक (until/as far as)
catuṣpathamthe crossroads
catuṣpatham:
Karma (Goal)
TypeNoun
Rootcatuṣpatha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
nītaḥwas led
nītaḥ:
Kriyā (Passive predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootnīta (कृदन्त; √nī (धातु))
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; स्थानवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative adverb: where)
saṃcaratemoves about
saṃcarate:
Kriyā (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√car (धातु) उपसर्गः sam-
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
janaḥpeople / the crowd
janaḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootjana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
hāhākāraḥa cry of lamentation
hāhākāraḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Roothāhākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
mahāngreat
mahān:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण
āsītwas
āsīt:
Kriyā (Copula)
TypeVerb
Root√as (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
tasminin that
tasmin:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
puravarein that excellent city
puravare:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootpuravara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (then/at that time)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: At the bustling crossroads of a splendid city, the dragged, bloodied man arrives; merchants, pilgrims, and townsfolk erupt in a loud outcry, forming a ring of shocked faces.
Characters & Entities
J
jana (people)P
puravara (city)FAQs
Private wrongdoing can become public suffering; society reacts strongly when dharma is visibly violated.
The verse references a ‘best of cities’ and a crossroads but does not identify a named tīrtha in this line.
None.