Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

गद्गदानि मनोज्ञानि जनहास्यकराणि च । त्वया विनाऽद्य वाक्यानि को वदिष्यति मे पुरः

Transliteration

gadgadāni manojñāni janahāsyakarāṇi ca | tvayā vinā'dya vākyāni ko vadiṣyati me puraḥ

Translation

Kata-kata yang terbata namun memesona, yang membuat orang tertawa—tanpamu hari ini, siapa yang akan mengucapkannya di hadapanku?

Word by Word

• गद्गदानि: stammering
• गद्गदानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गद्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; agreeing with वाक्यानि (stammering)

• मनोज्ञानि: charming
• मनोज्ञानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; agreeing with वाक्यानि (pleasing/charming)

• जनहास्यकराणि: causing people’s laughter
• जनहास्यकराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन + हास्य + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जनस्य हास्यं करोति इति); agreeing with वाक्यानि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by you)

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/वियोगार्थक अव्यय (without); governs तृतीया

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वाक्यानि: words/sentences
• वाक्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), बहुवचन; Accusative plural (words/sentences)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; Interrogative pronoun (who?)

• वदिष्यति: will speak
• वदिष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; will speak

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th), एकवचन; Genitive singular (of me/my)

• पुरः: in front (of me)
• पुरः: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: in front/before)

Speaker

Nāgī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ananta-saṃnidhi (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bereaved mother addresses the absence: the child’s stammering, charming, laughter-causing words are remembered as the space before her turns silent.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgī
• Putra (child)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It underscores how joy and identity can depend on fragile relationships, encouraging a turn from transient comforts to enduring dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the chapter’s tīrtha frame continues beyond the lament.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.