Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
Devanagari script
कस्त्वं ब्रूहि महाभाग मम मार्गं रुणत्सि यः । अगम्यं केनचिल्लोके सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः
Transliteration
kastvaṃ brūhi mahābhāga mama mārgaṃ ruṇatsi yaḥ | agamyaṃ kenacilloke sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ
Translation
„Wer bist du? Sage es mir, o Begnadeter, du, der meinen Lauf hemmt—einen Weg, der in dieser Welt für niemanden erreichbar ist, selbst nicht für alle Götter und Asuras.“
Word by Word
कःwho
कः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम
ब्रूहिtell; speak
ब्रूहि:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
महाभागO fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा + भाग)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषण-सम्बोधन
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम
मार्गम्path; way
मार्गम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootमार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
रुणत्सिyou obstruct
रुणत्सि:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootरुध् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; धातु-रूप: रुणद्धि/रुणत्सि (to obstruct)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम
अगम्यम्inaccessible
अगम्यम्:
Karma/Predicative (Contextual)
TypeAdjective
Rootअगम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गार्थ (unreachable)
केनचित्by anyone
केनचित्:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् + चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक + निपात)
Formतृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग (indefinite)
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
सर्वैःby all
सर्वैः:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन
अपिeven; also
अपि:
Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: even/also)
सुरासुरैःby gods and demons
सुरासुरैः:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootसुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व
Speaker
Śanaiścara (Manda)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śanaiścara confronts an unseen blocker, eyes narrowed, asserting that even gods and demons cannot access his path; the scene feels like a cosmic roadway being barred.
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚanaiścaraD
DaśarathaS
SuraA
AsuraFAQs
Pride in power is challenged by dharmic courage; true authority is measured by purpose and righteousness.
Not directly named in this verse; it is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative passage.
None.