Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ते गत्वा व्याधयः पूर्वं वशे कुर्वंति मानवम्

Transliteration

te gatvā vyādhayaḥ pūrvaṃ vaśe kurvaṃti mānavam

Translation

Penyakit-penyakit itu pergi lebih dahulu dan menundukkan manusia ke dalam kuasanya.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having done)

• व्याधयः: diseases
• व्याधयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (व्याधि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्

• पूर्वम्: first, beforehand
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (पूर्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• वशे: under control, in subjection
• वशे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśa (वश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/Locative) एकवचनम्; ‘वशे’ = अधीनतायाम्

• कुर्वन्ति: make, bring (into)
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present) परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) बहुवचनम्

• मानवम्: a man, human being
• मानवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (मानव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचनम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Personified diseases arrive first like scouts, encircling a human figure and binding him with invisible cords of weakness; the world around dims.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic consequences can manifest as overpowering illness, preparing the soul’s transition and accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this line; it supports the chapter’s broader moral framework within a tirtha-glorifying section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it implicitly encourages dharma, charity, and tīrtha-oriented merit as safeguards.