Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततो धन्वंतरिर्जातो बिभ्रद्धस्ते कमंडलुम् । संपूर्णममृतेनैव स देवैर्दानवैनृप

Transliteration

tato dhanvaṃtarirjāto bibhraddhaste kamaṃḍalum | saṃpūrṇamamṛtenaiva sa devairdānavainṛpa

Translation

Puis apparut Dhanvantari, tenant en sa main un kamaṇḍalu entièrement rempli d’amṛta ; et aussitôt il fut affronté par les dieux et les dānavas, ô roi.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तदस् तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from that/then)

• धन्वन्तरिः: Dhanvantari
• धन्वन्तरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जातः: was born/arose
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावार्थे (was born/arose)

• बिभ्रत्: bearing/carrying
• बिभ्रत्: Kriya (Participial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बिभ्रत् (कृदन्त; √भृ (धातु) शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (bearing)

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• हस्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कमण्डलुम्: a water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)
• कमण्डलुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमण्डलु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सम्पूर्णम्: full
• सम्पूर्णम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; सम्+√पॄ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (full/filled)

• अमृतेन: with nectar
• अमृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारणार्थक

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Kartr-karana (Agent group/कर्तृ-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• दानवैः: by the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवैः: Kartr-karana (Agent group/कर्तृ-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (deduced: Purāṇic narrator addressing 'nṛpa')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From the foaming churned ocean, Dhanvantari rises luminous, holding a brimming kamaṇḍalu of amṛta; gods and dānavas surge forward, arms outstretched, eyes fixed on the vessel.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Kamaṇḍalu
• Amṛta
• Devas
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon (amṛta) invites contest; dharma requires rightful means and divine guidance to receive life-giving grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.