Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततः कतिपयाहस्य फलार्थं सा मृगेक्षणा । निदाघसमये दूरं स्वाश्रमात्प्रजगाम ह

Transliteration

tataḥ katipayāhasya phalārthaṃ sā mṛgekṣaṇā | nidāghasamaye dūraṃ svāśramātprajagāma ha

Translation

Puis, après quelques jours, cette jeune fille aux yeux de biche, en la saison de la grande chaleur, s’en alla loin de son propre āśrama à la recherche de fruits.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Sequence (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/कालवाचक

• कतिपयाहस्य: of a few days
• कतिपयाहस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: katipaya + aha (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कतिपयानाम् अह्नाम् (of a few days)

• फलार्थम्: for the sake of fruits
• फलार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala + artha (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (purpose)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मृगेक्षणा: deer-eyed (woman)
• मृगेक्षणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛga + īkṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘मृग-इक्षणा’ = मृगस्येव ईक्षणं यस्याः (deer-eyed)

• निदाघसमये: in the summer season
• निदाघसमये: Adhikarana (Time-locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidāgha + samaya (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—निदाघस्य समये (in the hot season/time)

• दूरम्: far
• दूरम्: Desha/Extent (देश/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative); क्रियाविशेषण

• स्वाश्रमात्: from (her) own hermitage
• स्वाश्रमात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—स्वस्य आश्रमात् (from her/one's own hermitage)

• प्रजगाम: went forth
• प्रजगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa context; specific speaker not stated in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lone doe-eyed girl walking far from the hermitage under a blazing summer sky, carrying a small basket, passing dry trees and rocky paths, heat haze visible.

Characters & Entities

• the maiden
• āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Duty continues even amid hardship—she endures summer heat to support āśrama life, reflecting steadfast dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is part of the chapter’s broader sacred-place narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.