Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

प्रोचुर्विनयसंयुक्ताः प्रोच्चैस्तत्सुतया सह । सुभद्रेण निजे हर्म्ये सुतां दत्त्वा निवेशितः

Transliteration

procurvinayasaṃyuktāḥ proccaistatsutayā saha | subhadreṇa nije harmye sutāṃ dattvā niveśitaḥ

Translation

Zusammen mit seiner Tochter sprachen sie laut und mit gebührender Demut. Subhadra, der seine Tochter (zur Ehe) gegeben hatte, brachte ihn in seinem eigenen Herrenhaus unter.

Word by Word

• प्रोचुः: they said/spoke
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम् (3rd person plural); परस्मैपदम्

• विनयसंयुक्ताः: endowed with humility
• विनयसंयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय-संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः (PPP) √युज् (योजन) 'संयुक्त'; तत्पुरुषः: 'विनयेन संयुक्त'

• प्रोच्चैः: aloud/very loudly
• प्रोच्चैः: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रोच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तत्: of him/of that (person)
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनस्य संधौ पूर्वपदम् (Genitive singular base in compound context); 'तत्सुतया' इत्यत्र

• सुतया: with the daughter
• सुतया: Sahakaraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (postposition)

• सुभद्रेण: with Subhadra
• सुभद्रेण: Sahakaraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• निजे: in (his) own
• निजे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Neuter, Locative, Singular); विशेषणम्

• हर्म्ये: in the mansion/house
• हर्म्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• सुताम्: the daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive); 'having given'

• निवेशितः: was settled/installed (in residence)
• निवेशितः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (PPP) पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; 'स्थापितः/निवसितः' (was settled/installed)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Purāṇic frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas and a daughter stand respectfully, speaking in formal tones; Subhadra performs a marriage-gift gesture and leads the groom/guest into a grand mansion, while subtle ominous cues hint at concealed impurity.

Characters & Entities

• Subhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acts that appear dharmic (hospitality, marriage-giving) must be guided by discernment, otherwise they can unintentionally enable adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse mentions giving a daughter in marriage (kanyādāna context), but does not prescribe a ritual procedure.