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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स शुद्धो नागरो ज्ञेयो जातो देशांतरेष्वपि । पूर्वं विशोधयेद्वंशं ततो मातृकुलं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

sa śuddho nāgaro jñeyo jāto deśāṃtareṣvapi | pūrvaṃ viśodhayedvaṃśaṃ tato mātṛkulaṃ smṛtam

Translation

Ainsi purifié, il doit être reconnu comme un Nāgara, même s’il est né en une autre contrée. D’abord, que sa lignée soit clarifiée; ensuite, que la famille maternelle soit aussi reconnue selon la règle.

Word by Word
सःhe/that person
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
शुद्धःpurified
शुद्धः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
नागरःa Nāgara (person of Nāgara group)
नागरः:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनागर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
ज्ञेयःto be known/considered
ज्ञेयः:
Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञा (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त) → ज्ञेय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विधेय (gerundive: ‘to be known’)
जातःborn
जातः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → जात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त
देशान्तरेषुin other regions/countries
देशान्तरेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेश (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (देशस्य अन्तरम्)
अपिeven/also
अपि:
Avyaya (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय
पूर्वम्first
पूर्वम्:
Avyaya (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्वम् (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
विशोधयेत्should purify
विशोधयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि+शुध् (धातु) (कारणार्थे)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
वंशम्lineage
वंशम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवंश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
Avyaya (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रम/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)
मातृकुलम्mother's family
मातृकुलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मातुः कुलम्)
स्मृतम्is stated/remembered
स्मृतम्:
Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → स्मृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; अत्र ‘इति स्मृतम्’ (so is said/remembered)
Speaker

Bhartṛyajña

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience seeking rules for Nāgara designation

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal recognition scene: scribes or elders record genealogy; two lines are symbolized—paternal tree and maternal tree—while the purified person stands respectfully, receiving a mark of acceptance (tilaka or sacred thread).

Characters & Entities
N
Nāgara

FAQs

Purification restores rightful standing, but dharma also values clarity of origins and responsible social continuity through family lines.

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it applies the results of tīrtha-linked purification to social recognition.

A procedural rule: after śuddhi, verify/clarify the lineage first, then duly account for the maternal family line.

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