Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कलत्राण्यपि सर्वाणि ह्रियंते तस्करैर्बलात्

Transliteration

kalatrāṇyapi sarvāṇi hriyaṃte taskarairbalāt

Translation

Aun todas sus esposas fueron arrebatadas por la fuerza por los ladrones.

Word by Word

• कलत्राणि: wives
• कलत्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘कलत्राणि’ इति विशेषण

• ह्रियन्ते: are carried off
• ह्रियन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• तस्करैः: by thieves
• तस्करैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बलात् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: forcibly)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-giri (implied kṣetra-protection to come)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bandits forcibly lead away the king’s wives; the king, powerless and ill, reaches out in anguish; the mountain and dark forest frame the scene as a moral catastrophe.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The world can become violently unstable; such shock pushes the narrative toward seeking higher protection through dharma and sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the prelude to the Śaṅkhatīrtha māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.