Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

महद्दुःखं संप्रविष्टाः पुनः पुनरथाब्रुवन्

Transliteration

mahadduḥkhaṃ saṃpraviṣṭāḥ punaḥ punarathābruvan

Translation

Accablés d’une grande affliction, ils parlèrent encore et encore ainsi.

Word by Word

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• duḥkham: sorrow, suffering
• duḥkham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• saṃpraviṣṭāḥ: having entered
• saṃpraviṣṭāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ+√viś (विश् धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त/क्तवत्)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (masculine nominative plural; having entered)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable particle: then/now)

• abruvan: they said
• abruvan: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (imperfect, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devas, faces wet with tears, gathered in a semicircle, speaking in unison repeatedly; the space feels heavy with sorrow yet oriented toward reconciliation.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained contrition and repeated prayer are portrayed as the proper response to moral failure and divine reprimand.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this transitional verse; it introduces the forthcoming hymn/supplication.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it indicates continued prayerful speech as part of devotional appeasement.