Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
Devanagari script
न विशेषोऽस्ति विश्लेषस्तयोरेकोपिकायतः । ततश्च व्यवहारेषु समती तेषु वै तदा
Transliteration
na viśeṣo'sti viśleṣastayorekopikāyataḥ | tataśca vyavahāreṣu samatī teṣu vai tadā
Translation
Il n’y avait entre eux aucune différence discernable : tous deux paraissaient d’une seule et même forme. Aussi, dans la procédure d’alors, le roi demeura en parfaite impartialité à leur égard.
Word by Word
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)
viśeṣaḥdifference, distinction
viśeṣaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन
astiis/exists
asti:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (अस् धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
viśleṣaḥseparation, divergence
viśleṣaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviśleṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
tayoḥof those two
tayoḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन
ekaḥone
ekaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण
apialso, even
api:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)
kāyataḥfrom the body/appearance (kāya)
kāyataḥ:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeAdjective
Rootkāyata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from/owing to)
tataḥthereupon, from that
tataḥ:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
Formअव्यय, अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक (thereupon/from that)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
vyavahāreṣuin dealings, in transactions
vyavahāreṣu:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvyavahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन
samatīequality, sameness
samatī:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsamatī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (state of equality)
teṣuamong/in them
teṣu:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/emphatic particle)
tadāthen
tadā:
Sambandha (Time adjunct/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
Speaker
Sūta (narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A king in court faces two identical-looking men; ministers and townsfolk watch as the king maintains calm neutrality, refusing to favor either until proof emerges.
Characters & Entities
B
Bhūbhuj (king)FAQs
When outward signs are inconclusive, dharma requires impartiality and careful inquiry rather than hasty condemnation.
Not specified in this verse.
None.