Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

मातुर्वियोगतस्तात सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम् । धर्मद्रोणाः स्थिताश्चान्ये मन्वाद्या मुनयस्तथा

Transliteration

māturviyogatastāta satyametanmayoditam | dharmadroṇāḥ sthitāścānye manvādyā munayastathā

Translation

"Ô cher père, à cause de la séparation d'avec ma mère, ce que j'ai dit est vrai. D'autres aussi en sont témoins : les Dharma-droṇas et les sages commençant par Manu."

Word by Word

• mātuḥ: of (my/your) mother
• mātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• viyogataḥ: from separation
• viyogataḥ: Apādāna (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तसिल्-अर्थ (from/separation)

• tāta: dear son
• tāta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying satyam)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• uditam: spoken/uttered
• uditam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √vad/√vac implied 'said/uttered')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण (satyam)

• dharma-droṇāḥ: the Dharmadroṇas (a group/name)
• dharma-droṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + droṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: धर्मस्य द्रोणाः (name/epithet)

• sthitāḥ: are present/standing
• sthitāḥ: Kriya (Predicative/स्थितिवाचक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √sthā)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• manu-ādyāḥ: beginning with Manu
• manu-ādyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: मनुः आदिः येषाम् = 'beginning with Manu'

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

Speaker

Gautama

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: tāta (the addressed youth, likely Śatānanda)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A speaker addresses a grieving youth: ‘Because of separation from your mother, this is true’; behind them, an assembly of venerable sages—Manu and others—sit as solemn witnesses, suggesting a dharma-court atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Manu
• Munis
• Dharma-droṇāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It anchors the statement in traditional authority—truth is reinforced through the presence/invocation of Manu and other sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an appeal to truth and authoritative witnesses.