Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ते वयं राजशार्दूल परित्यज्य गृहादिकम् । अन्त्यजत्वं गमिष्यामस्त्वया सार्धमसंशयम्

Transliteration

te vayaṃ rājaśārdūla parityajya gṛhādikam | antyajatvaṃ gamiṣyāmastvayā sārdhamasaṃśayam

Translation

Deshalb, o Tiger unter den Königen, werden wir, unsere Häuser und alles andere verlassend, sicherlich mit dir gehen – selbst in den Zustand des niedrigsten Ausgestoßenen.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• राजशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• राजशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचनम्; पुंलिङ्गः; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः शार्दूलः)

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); अव्ययभावः; त्यज् धातोः (परि-उपसर्ग)

• गृहादिकम्: home and the like
• गृहादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; समासः (गृहं आदिः यस्य तत्)

• अन्त्यजत्वम्: the state of being an outcaste
• अन्त्यजत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antyaja (प्रातिपदिक) + tva (तद्धित/भावप्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त

• गमिष्यामः: we shall go/attain
• गमिष्यामः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वया: with you
• त्वया: Sahakari (Companion/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Companion/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (with/along with)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपं अव्ययवत्

Speaker

The king’s son and/or attendants/ministers (pledging loyalty)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājā (addressed as rājaśārdūla)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of attendants/subjects address the king with folded hands, declaring they will abandon home and follow him even into outcaste-condition; the king stands resolute, the palace receding behind.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True loyalty and dharma-based bonds endure beyond wealth and status, hinting at inner renunciation that supports pilgrimage and atonement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it prepares the human and moral setting typical of tīrtha-māhātmya narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.