Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

यथा ब्रवीषि धन्योऽसि यस्य ते मतिरीदृशी । तारुण्ये वर्तमानस्य सुकुमारस्य चैव हि

Transliteration

yathā bravīṣi dhanyo'si yasya te matirīdṛśī | tāruṇye vartamānasya sukumārasya caiva hi

Translation

À t’entendre parler, tu es vraiment béni, car une telle compréhension est tienne, alors même que tu demeures dans la jeunesse, dans sa vigueur tendre.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: 'as, just as')

• ब्रवीषि: you speak/say
• ब्रवीषि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• धन्यः: fortunate, blessed
• धन्यः: Kartā (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• मतिः: mind, understanding
• मतिः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ईदृशी: such, like this
• ईदृशी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (मतिः इति)

• तारुण्ये: in youth
• तारुण्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• वर्तमानस्य: of one who is existing/being (present)
• वर्तमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्त् (धातु) + वर्तमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमान-प्रत्यय (शतृ/शानच्-सम्भव), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सुकुमारस्य: of the tender/soft (one)
• सुकुमारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Unknown ascetic/teacher (responding to the seeker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetic blesses the youth with a gentle raised hand; the youth stands modestly, eyes lowered, while a faint glow suggests inner maturity amid youthful vigor.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Detachment and wisdom in youth are rare and praised as a sign of great spiritual merit and readiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is commendation that prepares for the forthcoming instruction.