Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अन्याश्चान्याकरे कृत्वा भूषणं सुमनोहरम् । बलादाकृष्य जग्राह धर्षयित्वा ततः परम्

Transliteration

anyāścānyākare kṛtvā bhūṣaṇaṃ sumanoharam | balādākṛṣya jagrāha dharṣayitvā tataḥ param

Translation

And another, placing a most charming ornament into another’s hand, then dragged it away by force and seized it, committing further affront thereafter.

Word by Word

• anyāḥ: others (women)
• anyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• anyākare: in another form/way
• anyākare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya-ākāra (प्रातिपदिक; अन्य + आकार)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; locative of manner/form

• kṛtvā: having done/made
• kṛtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Avyaya-kṛdanta; ktvā (absolutive/gerund)

• bhūṣaṇam: an ornament
• bhūṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• su-manoharam: very charming
• su-manoharam: Karma-anvaya (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-manohara (प्रातिपदिक; सु + मनोहर)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of bhūṣaṇam

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ablative used adverbially (by force)

• ākṛṣya: having pulled
• ākṛṣya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√kṛṣ (धातु) → ākṛṣya (ल्यप्)
• Form: Avyaya-kṛdanta; lyap (absolutive/gerund)

• jagrāha: she seized
• jagrāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• dharṣayitvā: having violated/assaulted
• dharṣayitvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dharṣ (धातु) → dharṣayitvā (णिच् + क्त्वा)
• Form: Avyaya-kṛdanta; causative (ṇic) + ktvā; 'having assaulted/insulted'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; anantaram (thereafter)

• param: further, thereafter
• param: Kāla/krama (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-prayoga (adverbial accusative); 'further/afterwards'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijoत्तama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense moment: one woman forcibly pulls an ornament away from another’s hand; faces show shock and aggression; Damayantī remains a calm witness, highlighting moral contrast.

Characters & Entities

• bhūṣaṇa (ornament)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grasping turns into adharma when it becomes forceful; the verse condemns coercion and disrespect in pursuit of objects.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a narrative warning inside the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts wrongdoing (forcible taking) rather than a prescribed rite.