Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

गच्छध्वं मम वाक्येन दशार्णाधिपतिं प्रति । वाच्यः स विनयाद्गत्वा विवाहार्थं ममांतिकम्

Transliteration

gacchadhvaṃ mama vākyena daśārṇādhipatiṃ prati | vācyaḥ sa vinayādgatvā vivāhārthaṃ mamāṃtikam

Translation

„Geht mit meiner Botschaft zum Herrn von Daśārṇa. Tretet mit gebührender Ehrfurcht vor ihn und sagt ihm, er möge zu mir kommen, um der Vermählung willen.“

Word by Word

• गच्छध्वम्: go (you all)
• गच्छध्वम्: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाक्येन: by (my) message/words
• वाक्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• दशार्णाधिपतिम्: the lord of Daśārṇa
• दशार्णाधिपतिम्: Karma (Goal as object with प्रति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशार्ण + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दशार्णानाम् अधिपतिः)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik (Direction/दिक्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक (towards)

• वाच्यः: to be told/addressed
• वाच्यः: Karta (Predicate obligation/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त भावी/विधेय कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle); प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग

• विनयात्: out of humility/politeness
• विनयात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग; हेतौ (as cause/with humility)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having gone)

• विवाहार्थम्: for marriage
• विवाहार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाह + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); उद्देश्य (for the purpose of marriage)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्तिकम्: to (my) presence/near me
• अन्तिकम्: Gati (Destination/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायोगे गन्तव्यस्थान (goal)

Speaker

Anartādhipa (king of Anarta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The messenger receives explicit instructions: go to Daśārṇa’s lord, speak with courtesy, invite him for marriage; the king’s hand gesture indicates formal command.

Characters & Entities

• Anartādhipa
• Daśārṇa
• Daśārṇādhipati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes proper conduct—messages are delivered with vinaya (courtesy), even amid royal power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra is the sacred frame in which this royal episode is narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse concerns diplomatic instruction for a marriage proposal.