Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तां दृष्ट्वा राघवः सीतां कोपसंरक्तलोचनः । प्रोवाच परुषैर्वाक्यैर्भर्त्समानो मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rāghavaḥ sītāṃ kopasaṃraktalocanaḥ | provāca paruṣairvākyairbhartsamāno muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

À la vue de Sītā, Rāghava, les yeux rougis par la colère, lui adressa des paroles dures, la réprimandant encore et encore.

Word by Word

• tām: her
• tām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + -tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वा): 'having seen'

• rāghavaḥ: Rāghava (Rāma)
• rāghavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• sītām: Sītā
• sītām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; apposition to tām

• kopa-saṃrakta-locanaḥ: whose eyes were reddened with anger
• kopa-saṃrakta-locanaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃrakta (सम्√रञ्ज् + क्त, कृदन्त) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद): 'kopa' (by anger) + 'saṃrakta' (reddened) qualifying 'locana'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of rāghavaḥ

• provāca: said, spoke
• provāca: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• paruṣaiḥ: with harsh
• paruṣaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (as adjective to vākyaiḥ), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• vākyaiḥ: words, statements
• vākyaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• bhartsamānaḥ: rebuking, scolding
• bhartsamānaḥ: Karta (Agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bharts (धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: कृदन्त (present active participle/शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; rāghavaḥ-विशेषण, क्रियासहकारी

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Kāla (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): 'again and again'

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kāla (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Rāma’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma faces Sītā with reddened, angry eyes; his posture tense, hand raised in rebuke; Sītā stands composed yet startled, the forest hermitage behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Sītā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often show how strong emotion can cloud judgment, urging self-restraint especially during sacred rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this line; it functions as narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse continues the śrāddha-time storyline.