Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य नरेंद्रस्य सार्धं तेन महात्मना । अतिक्रांतो महान्कालो भ्रममाणस्य भूतले

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya nareṃdrasya sārdhaṃ tena mahātmanā | atikrāṃto mahānkālo bhramamāṇasya bhūtale

Translation

Ainsi, tandis que ce roi errait sur la terre avec le sage à la grande âme, un long temps s’écoula.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे; षष्ठी (6th/genitive); एकवचन

• नरेन्द्रस्य: of the king (lord of men)
• नरेन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नराणाम् इन्द्रः)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (prepositional adverb: 'together with')

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन

• महात्मना: with the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन

• अतिक्रान्तः: (has) passed, elapsed
• अतिक्रान्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative); एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative); एकवचन

• कालः: time
• कालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative); एकवचन

• भ्रममाणस्य: of (one) wandering
• भ्रममाणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/genitive); एकवचन

• भूतले: on the earth’s surface
• भूतले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/locative); एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (addressed audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king and a great sage travel across varied landscapes—forests, plains, riverbanks—suggesting long duration and spiritual searching.

Characters & Entities

• King (Triśaṅku, implied)
• Viśvāmitra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual transformation through pilgrimage is gradual; sustained wandering with a realized guide is itself a discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is highlighted; the verse summarizes the extended pilgrimage period.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it emphasizes the ongoing yātrā (pilgrimage) as a lived practice.