Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स प्रणम्य ततो वाक्यं कृतांजलिरुवाच तम्

Transliteration

sa praṇamya tato vākyaṃ kṛtāṃjaliruvāca tam

Translation

Lalu ia bersujud hormat; dengan kedua tangan terkatup, ia mengucapkan kata-kata ini kepadanya.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-भाव)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having bowed’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha/Kala (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverb: then/from there)

• वाक्यम्: words, speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत: made
• कृत: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• अञ्जलिः: with hands joined (one who had made añjali)
• अञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास: कृत-अञ्जलि (येन अञ्जलिः कृतः सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The transformed brāhmaṇa stands before Pitāmaha, bows fully, then rises with hands joined, poised to speak—still tearful but controlled.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True petition begins with humility—praṇāma and añjali symbolize surrender and respect for dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The specific tīrtha is not named in this verse; it functions as a narrative bridge within Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights devotional etiquette (añjali, praṇāma).