Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा वृकः कोपसमन्वितः । जगाम सत्वं तत्र यत्रासौ सांकृतिः स्थितः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā vṛkaḥ kopasamanvitaḥ | jagāma satvaṃ tatra yatrāsau sāṃkṛtiḥ sthitaḥ

Translation

Ayant entendu leurs paroles, Vṛka, rempli de colère, se rendit aussitôt au lieu où demeurait le sage Sāṃkṛti.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (Pronominal adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचनम्: speech; statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verbal adjunct)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action)

• वृकः: the wolf
• वृकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कोपसमन्वितः: filled with anger
• कोपसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अन्वि/अन्वि धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative; कोपेन समन्वितः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• सत्वम्: the being; creature
• सत्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), सम्बन्धसूचक-स्थानवाचक (relative locative adverb)

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सांकृतिः: Sāṃkṛti (proper name)
• सांकृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांकृति (प्रातिपदिक; व्यक्तिनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थितः: stood; was situated
• स्थितः: Kriya (State/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Sūta in surrounding passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛka strides rapidly toward a quiet āśrama where Sāṃkṛti stays; his posture is rigid with anger, while the hermitage appears calm, with a faint protective glow.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛka
• Sāṃkṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger propels one toward adharma; approaching a sage with hostility sets the stage for immediate karmic reversal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The action occurs within a tīrtha-centered chapter of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, but the verse itself does not specify the tīrtha’s name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative movement within the māhātmya.