Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः प्राप्स्यसि सत्पुत्रं संयुक्तं क्षात्रतेजसा । निःशेषेण महाभागे न मे स्याद्वचनं वृथा

Transliteration

tataḥ prāpsyasi satputraṃ saṃyuktaṃ kṣātratejasā | niḥśeṣeṇa mahābhāge na me syādvacanaṃ vṛthā

Translation

Alors tu obtiendras un fils digne, uni à la splendeur kṣatriya. Ainsi, entièrement, ô dame fortunée : ma parole ne sera pas vaine.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सत्पुत्रम्: a good son
• सत्पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संयुक्तम्: joined; endowed
• संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle)

• क्षात्रतेजसा: with Kshatriya power/brilliance
• क्षात्रतेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्षात्रस्य तेजः)

• निःशेषेण: completely
• निःशेषेण: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निःशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — पूर्णतया/सम्पूर्णरूपेण (entirely)

• महाभागे: O fortunate lady
• महाभागे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (महान् भागः यस्याः सा)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात/negation)

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन; ‘of me/my’

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वचनम्: statement; word
• वचनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वृथा: in vain
• वृथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — व्यर्थम् (in vain)

Speaker

Ṛcīka (within Sūta’s narration; deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ṛcīka assures the fortunate lady that she will obtain a worthy son endowed with kṣatriya splendour, affirming the infallibility of his word.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛcīka
• Satputra
• Kṣātra tejas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The speech of a realized sage, grounded in ritual truth, is portrayed as unfailing; dharma-bearing power manifests as tejas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is specified in this verse; it advances the narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A promised result is stated for the prescribed observance (caru consumption and tree-embrace), emphasizing certainty of outcome.