Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा कोपसंयुक्ता नन्दिनी धेनुरुत्तमा । जृंभां चकार तत्सैन्यं समुद्दिश्य नृपोद्भवम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā kopasaṃyuktā nandinī dhenuruttamā | jṛṃbhāṃ cakāra tatsainyaṃ samuddiśya nṛpodbhavam

Translation

Als sie dies hörte, wurde Nandinī, die erhabene Kuh, von Zorn erfüllt und entfaltete eine machtvolle Manifestation, gegen das königliche Heer gerichtet.

Word by Word

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: श्रु

• kopa-saṃyuktā: filled with anger
• kopa-saṃyuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (सम्+युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कोपेन संयुक्ता = with anger joined)

• nandinī: Nandinī
• nandinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dhenuḥ: cow
• dhenuḥ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uttamā: excellent, best
• uttamā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• jṛmbhām: a yawn (opening of mouth)
• jṛmbhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jṛmbhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cakāra: did, made
• cakāra: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tat-sainyam: that army
• tat-sainyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (तत् + सैन्यम् = that army)

• samuddiśya: aiming at, directing towards
• samuddiśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-diś (सम्+उद्+दिश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), हेत्वर्थ/पूर्वकालिक; ‘aiming at/indicating’

• nṛpa-udbhavam: born of the king (royal-born)
• nṛpa-udbhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नृपस्य उद्भवः = born of the king)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandinī stands firm, eyes blazing; a surge of power radiates as she ‘yawns/expands’ (jṛmbhā) toward the royal army, signaling imminent supernatural emergence.

Characters & Entities

• Nandinī
• Vasiṣṭha
• Bhūpāla (king)
• Royal army

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power defends dharma: when righteousness is assaulted, divine energy manifests to protect what is entrusted to the holy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa, but no site name appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.