Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कलत्राण्यपि सर्वाणि ह्रियंते तस्करैर्बलात्

Transliteration

kalatrāṇyapi sarvāṇi hriyaṃte taskarairbalāt

Translation

Même toutes ses épouses furent enlevées de force par des voleurs.

Word by Word

• कलत्राणि: wives
• कलत्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘कलत्राणि’ इति विशेषण

• ह्रियन्ते: are carried off
• ह्रियन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• तस्करैः: by thieves
• तस्करैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बलात् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: forcibly)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-giri (implied kṣetra-protection to come)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bandits forcibly lead away the king’s wives; the king, powerless and ill, reaches out in anguish; the mountain and dark forest frame the scene as a moral catastrophe.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The world can become violently unstable; such shock pushes the narrative toward seeking higher protection through dharma and sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the prelude to the Śaṅkhatīrtha māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.