Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

यद्राक्षसगणैः सार्धं मम भूमिं समंततः । त्वं क्लेशयसि दुर्बुद्धे मां विश्वास्य सुभाषितैः

Transliteration

yadrākṣasagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ mama bhūmiṃ samaṃtataḥ | tvaṃ kleśayasi durbuddhe māṃ viśvāsya subhāṣitaiḥ

Translation

Namun, bersama gerombolan raksasa, engkau menyengsarakan tanahku di segala sisi, wahai yang berjiwa jahat—setelah memenangkan kepercayaanku dengan kata-kata manis.

Word by Word

• yat: that/which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• rākṣasa-gaṇaiḥ: with the groups of demons
• rākṣasa-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; राक्षसानां गणः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdha (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with/together)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhūmim: land, earth
• bhūmim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• samantataḥ: on all sides, all around
• samantataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kleśayasi: you afflict, torment
• kleśayasi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kleśaya (क्लेशय, धातु √kliś/क्लिश्, णिच् causative)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; णिजन्त-क्रिया

• durbuddhe: O evil-minded one
• durbuddhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur-buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; दुर्वा बुद्धिः यस्य (दुर्बुद्धिः) इति कर्मधारय; सम्बोधन

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• viśvāsya: having deceived / having made (me) trust
• viśvāsya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√śvas (धातु √śvas/श्वस् with उपसर्ग वि; here causative/denominative sense)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) रूप; अव्ययभाव; ‘विश्वास्य’ = विश्वासं कृत्वा/विश्वासयित्वा (having made [me] trust)

• subhāṣitaiḥ: with fair words
• subhāṣitaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-bhāṣita (प्रातिपदिक; √bhāṣ/भाष् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गयुक्त; साधुभाषितैः

Speaker

Rāghava (continuing direct speech/message content)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A warrior-king confronts a rākṣasa leader: the speaker points toward the afflicted land, accusing betrayal; rākṣasa cohorts loom at the borders; banners and smoke suggest raids.

Characters & Entities

• rākṣasa
• bhūmi (realm)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sweet speech without dharmic conduct is deception; rulers must judge by actions to protect the realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.