Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

एवं सा रजनी तेषामतिक्रान्ता द्विजन्मनाम्

Transliteration

evaṃ sā rajanī teṣāmatikrāntā dvijanmanām

Translation

Ainsi s’écoula cette nuit pour ces deux-fois-nés, absorbés par ces questions.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (thus)

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

• रजनी: night
• रजनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अतिक्रान्ता: passed; elapsed
• अतिक्रान्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + क्रम् (धातु) → अतिक्रान्त (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगः (having passed)

• द्विजन्मनाम्: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजन्मनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (द्विजन्मन् = द्विज; ‘twice-born’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ (audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night deepens over the sacrificial enclosure; brāhmaṇas remain awake in discussion, oil lamps flicker, the fire burns low, manuscripts and ritual diagrams nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time passes swiftly when the mind is entangled; spiritual practice benefits from settling disputes and turning toward purposeful worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya (Rūpatīrtha episode), functioning as a narrative bridge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it marks the end of the night within the yajña-related narrative.