Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तान्दृष्ट्वा स मुनीन्सर्वान्नमश्चक्रे मुनेः सुतः । दीर्घायुर्भव तैरुक्तः सर्वैरपि पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

tāndṛṣṭvā sa munīnsarvānnamaścakre muneḥ sutaḥ | dīrghāyurbhava tairuktaḥ sarvairapi pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

Voyant tous ces sages, le fils du muni leur rendit hommage. Et chacun d’eux, l’un après l’autre, le bénit en disant : « Puisses-tu vivre longtemps ».

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of मुनीन्)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः; अव्ययीभावेन नमस्कारार्थक (interjection/particle of salutation)

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दीर्घायुḥ: long-lived
• दीर्घायुḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ-आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक; दीर्घ + आयुस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण/आशीर्वादपद (predicative in blessing)

• भव: become
• भव: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• उक्तः: was said/addressed
• उक्तः: Kriyā (Passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of तैः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: separately)

• पृथक्: each one separately
• पृथक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young sage’s son bows to an assembly of rishis; each rishi raises a hand in blessing, the words ‘dīrghāyur bhava’ echoing in sequence.

Characters & Entities

• muni (sages)
• muneḥ suta (sage’s son)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility before realized sages invites auspicious blessings; reverence (namaskāra) is presented as a dharmic doorway to protection and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya narrative flow; this specific line highlights the dharmic act of honoring sages rather than naming a distinct tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the act is namaskāra (obeisance) and the result is āśīrvāda (blessing) for longevity.