Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

एतद्राज्यं प्रयत्नेन रक्षणीयं यथाविधि । युष्माभिर्मम वाक्येन यावदागमनं मम

Transliteration

etadrājyaṃ prayatnena rakṣaṇīyaṃ yathāvidhi | yuṣmābhirmama vākyena yāvadāgamanaṃ mama

Translation

«Ce royaume doit être gardé avec diligence et selon l’ordre prescrit, par vous, conformément à ma parole, jusqu’à mon retour.»

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with राज्यम्; ‘this’

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: कर्म/कर्मस्थानी (Object of obligation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (kingdom)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: करण (Instrument/Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with effort)

• रक्षणीयम्: to be protected
• रक्षणीयम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate/obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘to be protected’

• यथा: as
• यथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (as/in the manner)

• विधि: rule/prescription
• विधि: क्रियाविशेषण (Standard)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adverbial accusative with यथा (according to rule)

• युष्माभिः: by you
• युष्माभिः: कर्ता (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (प्रयोगानुसार), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural ‘by you (all)’ (agent)

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of me/my)

• वाक्येन: by (my) command
• वाक्येन: करण (Instrument/Authority)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/according to the word/command)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: सम्बन्ध (Limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; यावत्तावद्-सम्बन्धे (until)

• आगमनम्: arrival/return
• आगमनम्: अधिकरण (Time-limit noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + अन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (arrival/return)

• मम: of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (of me)

Speaker

Daśaratha (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king issues a formal directive to ministers: guard the kingdom diligently and lawfully until his return; ministers receive the command with seriousness.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rājya (kingdom)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when pursuing spiritual aims, a ruler must uphold rajadharma by ensuring orderly protection of the realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the lead-up to Daśaratha’s journey connected with Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it prescribes administrative vigilance (yathāvidhi rakṣaṇa) until the king’s return.