Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स मुनिस्तदनंतरम् । चिरं ध्यात्वा वचः प्राह प्रसन्नवदनस्ततः

Transliteration

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa munistadanaṃtaram | ciraṃ dhyātvā vacaḥ prāha prasannavadanastataḥ

Translation

Ayant entendu ses paroles, le sage muni, après une longue méditation, prit la parole, le visage serein et bienveillant.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन = of her

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = that

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = speech/words

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (श्रु) (क्त्वान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund) = having heard

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = he

• muniḥ: sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = sage

• tat: then
• tat: Sambandha (Temporal marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (तद् + अनन्तरम्) — ‘तत्’ = then

• anantaram: immediately after
• anantaram: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = immediately/thereafter

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालपरिमाणवाचक) = for a long time

• dhyātvā: having reflected
• dhyātvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dhyai (ध्यै) (क्त्वान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund) = having meditated/thought

• vacaḥ: words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन = words/speech

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् = said/spoke

• prasanna-vadanaḥ: with a serene face
• prasanna-vadanaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः = with a cheerful face

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = then/thereupon

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the scene)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage closes his eyes in contemplation, then opens them with a gentle smile, ready to prescribe the observance.

Characters & Entities

• muni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right counsel is preceded by contemplation; dharmic guidance is given with calmness and compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is situated in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya section of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is the transition to the sage’s instruction.