Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

कोऽपि राजप्रसादान्न किंचिद्ब्रूतेऽस्य सम्मुखम् । तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ गच्छामो दास्यामस्तेऽशनं वयम्

Transliteration

ko'pi rājaprasādānna kiṃcidbrūte'sya sammukham | tasmāduttiṣṭha gacchāmo dāsyāmaste'śanaṃ vayam

Translation

„Wegen seiner königlichen Protektion sagt ihm niemand etwas ins Gesicht. Darum steh auf—lass uns gehen; wir werden dir Speise geben.“

Word by Word

• kaḥ: someone (who?)
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थे (indefinite)

• api: even, any
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-शब्दः (particle) अनिश्चित/अपेक्षाबोधक

• rāja-prasādāt: from royal favor
• rāja-prasādāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) ‘राजस्य प्रसादः’

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चित (indefinite pronoun)

• brūte: speaks/says
• brūte: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sammukham: in (his) presence, face-to-face
• sammukham: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sammukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण; ‘सम्मुखम्’ (in front)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-शब्दः; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभूतः (therefore/from that reason)

• uttiṣṭha: stand up, arise
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• gacchāmaḥ: we go
• gacchāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन

• dāsyāmaḥ: we will give
• dāsyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी (2nd/Acc or 4th/Dat), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; अत्र चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to you)

• aśanam: food
• aśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Janāḥ (the people)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: People, unable to speak against a royally protected wrongdoer, turn toward the wronged brāhmaṇa with concern, urging him to come and accept food offered in goodwill.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When direct justice is obstructed by power, dharma still expresses itself through compassion, support, and right conduct toward the afflicted.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is embedded in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra / Puṣpāditya Māhātmya (Nāgarakhaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering food (anna-dāna / hospitality) is implied as a righteous response.