Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तस्य शत्रवः पृथिवीपतेः । सर्वतः पीडयामास राष्ट्रं क्रोधसमन्विताः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tasya śatravaḥ pṛthivīpateḥ | sarvataḥ pīḍayāmāsa rāṣṭraṃ krodhasamanvitāḥ

Translation

Meanwhile, the enemies of that king, filled with anger, began to harass his kingdom from every side.

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• antare: in the interval; meanwhile
• antare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• śatravaḥ: enemies
• śatravaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• pṛthivī-pateḥ: of the lord of the earth (king)
• pṛthivī-pateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sarvataḥ: from all sides
• sarvataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: 'from all sides')

• pīḍayāmāsa: tormented; oppressed
• pīḍayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense not marked here (denominative perfect usage)

• rāṣṭram: the kingdom
• rāṣṭram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• krodha-samanvitāḥ: filled with anger
• krodha-samanvitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śatravaḥ)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Assembled sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Borders aflame: enemy forces appear on multiple fronts; villagers flee; messengers rush into the palace; the king hears reports as the atmosphere turns martial and urgent.

Characters & Entities

• pṛthivīpati (king)
• śatravaḥ (enemies)
• rāṣṭra (kingdom)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When leadership falters in discernment and dharma, disorder spreads—external enemies and internal instability arise together.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it advances the chapter’s storyline leading toward tīrtha-related resolution.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.