Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यथा राज्ञी समायाता दमयन्ती नृपप्रिया । भूषणानि च दत्तानि तया चैव यथा द्विजाः

Transliteration

yathā rājñī samāyātā damayantī nṛpapriyā | bhūṣaṇāni ca dattāni tayā caiva yathā dvijāḥ

Translation

Ils rapportèrent comment la reine Damayantī—bien-aimée du roi—était venue, et comment elle-même avait offert les ornements, ainsi que cela advint, ô brāhmaṇas.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, how
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: यथार्थक-अव्यय (correlative adverb: as/how)

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समायाता: arrived
• समायाता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) + क्त (स्त्री)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having come/arrived'

• दमयन्ती: Damayantī
• दमयन्ती: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमयन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• नृप-प्रिया: beloved of the king
• नृप-प्रिया: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नृपस्य प्रिया' (dear to the king); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of दमयन्ती/राज्ञी)

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• दत्तानि: given
• दत्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'given'

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: यथार्थक-अव्यय (as)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Ascetics’ wives (reporting to the brāhmaṇas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Queen Damayantī arrives at an ascetic settlement and bestows ornaments; the recipients later recount the event to brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Damayantī
• queen (rājñī)
• king (nṛpa)
• brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gifts from royalty can appear auspicious, yet dharma evaluates suitability according to the recipient’s vows and discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is identified in this specific verse; it continues the episode within the pilgrimage-themed section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (gift-giving) is referenced as an event, but no rule or rite is prescribed in this line.