Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततो निवेदयामास तस्मै सर्वं विभीषणः । राज्यं पुत्रकलत्रादि यच्चान्यदपि किंचन

Transliteration

tato nivedayāmāsa tasmai sarvaṃ vibhīṣaṇaḥ | rājyaṃ putrakalatrādi yaccānyadapi kiṃcana

Translation

Alors Vibhīṣaṇa lui présenta et offrit tout : son royaume, ses fils et son épouse, et tout ce qu’il possédait encore.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• निवेदयामास: reported; informed
• निवेदयामास: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु) [प्रेरण/णिच्]
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (dative)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (proper noun)

• राज्यम्: kingdom; sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्रकलत्रादि: sons, wife, etc.
• पुत्रकलत्रादि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (‘पुत्रं च कलत्रं च…’), ‘आदि’ = ‘and the rest’

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

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

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• किंचन: anything (at all)
• किंचन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रत्यय (indefinite)

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator; not explicitly named in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Laṅkā (nivedana-smṛti)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vibhīṣaṇa, earnest and reverent, presents symbolic gifts—crown, keys, treasures—signifying kingdom and household, before Rāghava.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāma
• Rājya (kingdom)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Complete surrender—offering even one’s power and possessions to dharma—purifies intent and aligns rulership with righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Laṅkā setting; the ‘glory’ is expressed through exemplary dharmic surrender rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the act is an ethical-spiritual offering (nivedana) of self and resources.