Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

संयोगं च चकाराथ तांबूलं जायते यथा । पूगीफलेन चूर्णेन खदिरेणापि पार्थिव

Transliteration

saṃyogaṃ ca cakārātha tāṃbūlaṃ jāyate yathā | pūgīphalena cūrṇena khadireṇāpi pārthiva

Translation

Puis, ô roi, il prépara la juste combinaison par laquelle se fait le tāmbūla, en le mêlant à de la poudre de noix d’arec et aussi à du khadira (catéchu).

Word by Word

• संयोगम्: mixture/combination
• संयोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• ताम्बूलम्: tāmbūla (betel preparation)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जायते: is produced/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• यथा: as
• यथा: Manner marker (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• पूगीफलेन: with areca-nut fruit
• पूगीफलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूगी (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘पूगी-फल’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• चूर्णेन: with powder
• चूर्णेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• खदिरेण: with khadira (acacia)
• खदिरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खदिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक (also/even)

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

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa context; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgālaya / Nāgālana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (pārthiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dhanvantari demonstrates the making of tāmbūla: betel leaf with areca-nut powder and khadira catechu, prepared before the king.

Characters & Entities

• Tāmbūla
• Pūgīphala (areca nut)
• Khadira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma expresses itself through refined, sattvic culture—offerings and hospitality become sanctified when aligned with sacred tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse remains within the same tīrtha-māhātmya episode; it supports the sanctity of the locale by describing the sacred origin of its renowned practice (tāmbūla).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical formulation is stated: tāmbūla is prepared by combining betel with powdered areca nut (pūgīphala) and khadira (catechu).