Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तृप्ताः स्थ इति राजेन्द्र अनुज्ञां प्रार्थयेत्ततः । बन्धूनां भोजनार्थाय शेषस्यान्नस्य भक्तिमान्

Transliteration

tṛptāḥ stha iti rājendra anujñāṃ prārthayettataḥ | bandhūnāṃ bhojanārthāya śeṣasyānnasya bhaktimān

Translation

« Êtes-vous rassasiés ? »—ayant ainsi demandé, ô roi, qu’on sollicite ensuite la permission ; et, avec dévotion, qu’on emploie la nourriture restante à nourrir les proches.

Word by Word

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप्त (कृदन्त; √तृप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण/भूतकृदन्त

• स्थ: be/stand (you all are)
• स्थ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-चिह्नक अव्यय

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• अनुज्ञाम्: permission
• अनुज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रार्थयेत्: should request
• प्रार्थयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √अर्थ्/√प्रार्थ् (धातु; ‘to request’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (thereafter)

• बन्धूनाम्: of (his) relatives
• बन्धूनाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भोजन-अर्थाय: for the purpose of feeding
• भोजन-अर्थाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भोजनस्य अर्थः)

• शेषस्य: of the remaining
• शेषस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण (remaining)

• अन्नस्य: of the food
• अन्नस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• भक्तिमान्: devout (person)
• भक्तिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (devout/faithful)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (instruction to a king/ruler)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: king (rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-householder respectfully asks seated guests if they are satisfied; after receiving permission, attendants carry the remaining food to feed waiting relatives, all within a tīrtha-side pavilion.

Characters & Entities

• rājendra
• bandhu (relatives)
• śeṣa-anna (remaining food)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honor and consent (anujñā) are central—one completes the rite by ensuring guests are satisfied before attending to household distribution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it continues the śrāddha conduct within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ask whether the brāhmaṇas are satisfied, request their permission, and then devotefully allocate the remaining food for relatives’ eating.