Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य व्यसनं सैन्यसंभवम् । प्रोचुश्चैव यथादृष्टम नुभूतं यथाश्रुतम्

Transliteration

tatastasya narendrasya vyasanaṃ sainyasaṃbhavam | procuścaiva yathādṛṣṭama nubhūtaṃ yathāśrutam

Translation

Then they reported to that lord of men the calamity that had befallen the army, recounting exactly what they had seen, what they had endured, and what they had heard.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तर-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नरेन्द्रस्य: of the king (lord of men)
• नरेन्द्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• व्यसनम्: calamity/misfortune
• व्यसनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सैन्यसंभवम्: arising from the army (military)
• सैन्यसंभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैन्य + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘व्यसनम्’)

• प्रोचुः: they told/declared
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यथादृष्टम्: as (it was) seen
• यथादृष्टम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + दृष्ट (दृश् धातु; क्त/PPP)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘as seen’

• अनुभूतम्: (what was) experienced
• अनुभूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु + भू (धातु) → अनुभूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘(what was) experienced’ (object alongside yathādṛṣṭam)

• यथाश्रुतम्: as (it was) heard
• यथाश्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + श्रुत (श्रु धातु; क्त/PPP)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘as heard’

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Servants gathered before the king, gesturing as they recount the army’s misfortune; some point back toward the path/forest; the king listens intently, counselors nearby; the atmosphere is tense, decision-laden.

Characters & Entities

• narendra (king)
• sainya (army)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Responsible speech means conveying truth based on direct sight, lived experience, and reliable hearing—especially in matters of public welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it advances the narrative context within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concerns reporting and narration of events.