Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अपि राज्यं प्रयच्छामि का वार्तान्येषु वस्तुषु

Transliteration

api rājyaṃ prayacchāmi kā vārtānyeṣu vastuṣu

Translation

Ich würde sogar mein Königreich hingeben—was braucht man da noch von anderen Dingen zu reden?

Word by Word

• अपि: even / also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्भावना/अपि-शब्द (even/also/perhaps)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छामि: I give / I offer
• प्रयच्छामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• का: what (is)
• का: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; प्रश्न

• वार्ता: talk / mention
• वार्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अन्येषु: in other
• अन्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वस्तुषु: things
• वस्तुषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

Speaker

Ānarta king (addressing Durvāsā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king gestures expansively—offering crown, throne, or royal insignia—before the composed sage; courtiers look astonished; the sage remains detached.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True reverence expresses itself as willingness to sacrifice even the greatest possessions for dharma and the holy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it reinforces the spirit of dāna that supports tīrtha-oriented merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is an expression of readiness for dāna and service.