Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं वध्यमानस्य जमदग्नेर्महात्मनः । रेणुकाख्या प्रिया भार्या पपातोपरि दुःखिता

Transliteration

tasyaivaṃ vadhyamānasya jamadagnermahātmanaḥ | reṇukākhyā priyā bhāryā papātopari duḥkhitā

Translation

Mientras el gran Jamadagni era asesinado de esta manera, su amada esposa llamada Reṇukā, afligida por el dolor, cayó sobre él.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• वध्यमानस्य: while being killed
• वध्यमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान (कृदन्त; वध्/हन् धातोः कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्/मान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (passive present participle): ‘being slain’

• जमदग्नेः: of Jamadagni
• जमदग्नेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जमदग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• रेणुकाख्या: named Reṇukā
• रेणुकाख्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रेणुका (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from आ+ख्या ‘named’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘रेणुकानाम्नी’

• प्रियā: beloved
• प्रियā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• उपरि: upon, on top
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/preposition)

• दुःखिता: distressed
• दुःखिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Reṇukā, overwhelmed, throws herself upon Jamadagni as he is being killed; her posture conveys devotion and despair amid surrounding violence.

Characters & Entities

• Jamadagni
• Reṇukā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The fall of dharma wounds not only the victim but the entire household and lineage; compassion and fidelity are highlighted through Reṇukā’s response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly named in this verse; it contributes to the chapter’s sacred narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative depiction of grief and devotion.