Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

राजकार्येषु चान्येषु एते दास्यन्ति निर्णयम् । युष्मदीयं वचः श्रुत्वा शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम्

Transliteration

rājakāryeṣu cānyeṣu ete dāsyanti nirṇayam | yuṣmadīyaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā śubhaṃ vā yadi vā'śubham

Translation

Et dans les affaires royales comme dans les autres, ils rendront la décision après avoir entendu votre parole, que l’issue soit favorable ou défavorable.

Word by Word

• राजकार्येषु: in royal affairs
• राजकार्येषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजकार्य (प्रातिपदिक; राजन् + कार्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः कार्यम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्येषु: in other (matters)
• अन्येषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कार्येषु)

• एते: these (persons)
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• दास्यन्ति: will give
• दास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• निर्णयम्: a decision/judgment
• निर्णयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्णय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• युष्मदीयम्: your
• युष्मदीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मदीय (प्रातिपदिक; युष्मद्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वचः)

• वचः: speech/word
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having heard)

• शुभम्: good (as verdict)
• शुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (निर्णयम् इत्यस्य विशेष्यभावे)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अशुभम्: bad (as verdict)
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

The king (appointing decision-makers/administrators)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Garttātīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king in assembly instructs appointed men to render judgments in royal affairs after hearing the addressed authority; scribes and elders witness the pronouncement.

Characters & Entities

• rāja-kārya
• nirṇaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires impartial decision-making under rightful authority, even when judgments are difficult or unpopular.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the administrative framework supporting the tīrtha setting of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it focuses on governance—issuing decisions (nirṇaya) in royal and community matters.