Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

न तस्य लगते क्वापि शस्त्रं गात्रे कथंचन । यत्नतोऽपि विसृष्टं च लब्धलक्षैः प्रहारिभिः

Transliteration

na tasya lagate kvāpi śastraṃ gātre kathaṃcana | yatnato'pi visṛṣṭaṃ ca labdhalakṣaiḥ prahāribhiḥ

Translation

Aucune arme ne put s’attacher à son corps, nulle part—même lancée avec le plus grand effort par des assaillants ayant visé avec une précision parfaite.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• tasya: of him/its
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• lagate: sticks/attaches
• lagate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lag (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• kvāpi: anywhere
• kvāpi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kva + api (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• śastram: weapon
• śastram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/nom. or 2nd/acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• gātre: on the body/limb
• gātre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन (singular)

• kathaṃcana: in any way (at all)
• kathaṃcana: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham + cana (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb), नकारार्थे/निषेध-प्रयोगे 'कथंचन' = 'कदापि न'

• yatnataḥ: with effort
• yatnataḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative) एकवचन; अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः = 'प्रयत्नेन' (by effort)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: even/also)

• visṛṣṭam: released/thrown
• visṛṣṭam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + sṛj (धातु) → visṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'शस्त्रम्' विशेषणम्

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

• labdhalakṣaiḥ: having obtained aim/mark (sure-aimed)
• labdhalakṣaiḥ: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labdha + lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः): 'लब्धं लक्ष्यं येषाम्' इति; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural); 'प्रहारिभिः' विशेषणम्

• prahāribhiḥ: by the strikers/attackers
• prahāribhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra + hṛ (धातु) → prahārin (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्तरि-णिनि/इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A daitya stands unhurt amid a storm of arrows, spears, and discs; weapons glance off or dissolve before touching his skin, while astonished warriors strain with perfect aim.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is not constrained by material force; reliance on the Lord surpasses mere martial power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the sacred locale is glorified through the Lord’s invincibility and protection; the verse itself does not specify the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.