Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
Devanagari script
सर्वे कोपसमायुक्ताः सुशीलं प्रति ते द्विजाः
Transliteration
sarve kopasamāyuktāḥ suśīlaṃ prati te dvijāḥ
Translation
Tous ces brāhmaṇas, les deux-fois-nés, furent saisis de colère et se retournèrent contre Suśīla.
Word by Word
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
कोपसमायुक्ताःfilled with anger
कोपसमायुक्ताः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकोप (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम् + आ + √युज्)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः — 'कोपेन समायुक्ताः'
सुशीलम्Suśīla
सुशीलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसुशील (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रतिtowards/against
प्रति:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Directional/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय)
Formउपसर्ग-सदृश अव्यय (preposition) — 'towards/against'
तेthose
ते:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषण
द्विजाःtwice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual, Nāgara-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A line of brāhmaṇas, faces tightened with anger, point toward Suśīla; the atmosphere is charged, with the temple site in the background as a silent witness.
Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmaṇas (Dvijas)S
SuśīlaFAQs
It highlights how communal outrage—especially among religious authorities—can become a decisive moral force in Purāṇic narratives.
No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it functions as a narrative link within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse describes the brāhmaṇas’ emotional and social reaction.