Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अन्याश्चान्याकरे कृत्वा भूषणं सुमनोहरम् । बलादाकृष्य जग्राह धर्षयित्वा ततः परम्

Transliteration

anyāścānyākare kṛtvā bhūṣaṇaṃ sumanoharam | balādākṛṣya jagrāha dharṣayitvā tataḥ param

Translation

Et une autre, ayant placé dans la main d’une autre une parure des plus ravissantes, l’arracha ensuite de force et s’en empara, commettant après cela un affront plus grand encore.

Word by Word

• anyāḥ: others (women)
• anyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• anyākare: in another form/way
• anyākare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya-ākāra (प्रातिपदिक; अन्य + आकार)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; locative of manner/form

• kṛtvā: having done/made
• kṛtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Avyaya-kṛdanta; ktvā (absolutive/gerund)

• bhūṣaṇam: an ornament
• bhūṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• su-manoharam: very charming
• su-manoharam: Karma-anvaya (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-manohara (प्रातिपदिक; सु + मनोहर)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of bhūṣaṇam

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; ablative used adverbially (by force)

• ākṛṣya: having pulled
• ākṛṣya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√kṛṣ (धातु) → ākṛṣya (ल्यप्)
• Form: Avyaya-kṛdanta; lyap (absolutive/gerund)

• jagrāha: she seized
• jagrāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• dharṣayitvā: having violated/assaulted
• dharṣayitvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dharṣ (धातु) → dharṣayitvā (णिच् + क्त्वा)
• Form: Avyaya-kṛdanta; causative (ṇic) + ktvā; 'having assaulted/insulted'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; anantaram (thereafter)

• param: further, thereafter
• param: Kāla/krama (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya-prayoga (adverbial accusative); 'further/afterwards'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijoत्तama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense moment: one woman forcibly pulls an ornament away from another’s hand; faces show shock and aggression; Damayantī remains a calm witness, highlighting moral contrast.

Characters & Entities

• bhūṣaṇa (ornament)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grasping turns into adharma when it becomes forceful; the verse condemns coercion and disrespect in pursuit of objects.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it functions as a narrative warning inside the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts wrongdoing (forcible taking) rather than a prescribed rite.