Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ततस्ते स्वजना ये तु मणिभ द्रस्य चागताः । परिजानंति नो द्वाभ्यां विशेषं माणिभद्रकम्

Transliteration

tataste svajanā ye tu maṇibha drasya cāgatāḥ | parijānaṃti no dvābhyāṃ viśeṣaṃ māṇibhadrakam

Translation

Kemudian orang-orangnya sendiri yang datang bersama Māṇibhadra tidak mampu mengenali perbedaan di antara keduanya; mereka tak dapat memastikan siapa yang sungguh Māṇibhadra.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्वजनाः: their own people
• स्वजनाः: Apposition/Subject-qualifier
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (one's own people)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थक

• मणिभद्रस्य: of Maṇibhadra
• मणिभद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• आगताः: having come / arrived
• आगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिजानन्ति: recognize / know clearly
• परिजानन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Nipata (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• द्वाभ्याम्: by the two (of them)
• द्वाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया/चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (3rd/4th/5th), द्विवचन; अत्र तृतीया (Instrumental)

• विशेषम्: difference
• विशेषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• माणिभद्रकम्: Māṇibhadra (person named)
• माणिभद्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माणिभद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Sūta (narration continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A crowd of kinsmen gathers, faces puzzled, pointing between two indistinguishable figures; the atmosphere is charged with uncertainty and murmured debate.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇibhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer similarity is not proof of truth; dharma demands reliable means of knowledge and careful verification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.