Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तेषामपि तथा सर्वं यथासम्यङ्निवेदितम् । अथ राजा बृहत्सेनः सर्वांस्तानि दमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

teṣāmapi tathā sarvaṃ yathāsamyaṅniveditam | atha rājā bṛhatsenaḥ sarvāṃstāni damabravīt

Translation

Eux aussi rapportèrent tout de la même manière, avec justesse et dans l’ordre convenable. Alors le roi Bṛhatsena prononça ces paroles mesurées, empreintes de retenue et de discernement.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yathā-samyak: properly, as it should be
• yathā-samyak: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: द्वय-अव्यय-समुच्चय, क्रियाविशेषण (as properly)

• niveditam: reported, stated
• niveditam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni + vid (विद् धातु) → nivedita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'reported/informed'

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bṛhatsenaḥ: Bṛhatsena (proper name)
• bṛhatsenaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + sena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (बृहती सेना यस्य/बृहद्-सेनः नाम); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; तानि इति विशेषण (sense: all of them)

• tāni: those (persons/things)
• tāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After consistent testimonies, King Bṛhatsena addresses the assembly with calm authority; courtiers fall silent, awaiting his next directive.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhatsena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rājadharma is grounded in calm restraint (dama) and attentive hearing before pronouncing a decision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is ethical governance and disciplined speech.