Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा समादाय ततो वृक्षं स पार्थिवः । प्राद्रवत्संमुखं तस्य गर्जमानो यथा घनः

Transliteration

evamuktvā samādāya tato vṛkṣaṃ sa pārthivaḥ | prādravatsaṃmukhaṃ tasya garjamāno yathā ghanaḥ

Translation

Setelah berkata demikian, sang raja meraih sebatang pohon dan melesat lurus ke arahnya, mengaum bagaikan awan guntur yang menggelegar.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• समादाय: having taken up
• समादाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यबन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having taken up)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (ablatival adverb: “then/from there”)

• वृक्षम्: tree
• वृक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular pronoun)

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• प्राद्रवत्: ran forward
• प्राद्रवत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperfect: “ran forth”)

• संमुखम्: towards, facing
• संमुखम्: Diśā/Prati (Directional modifier/दिशा-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: “towards/facing”)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular: “of him”)

• गर्जमानः: roaring
• गर्जमानः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु) + शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: like, as
• यथा: Upamāna-dyotaka (Simile marker/उपमान-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle: “as/like”)

• घनः: a cloud (thundercloud)
• घनः: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (implied narration after the king’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, gripping a whole tree as a weapon, charges forward in a forest, mouth open in a thunderous roar; trees bend and leaves scatter from the force of his rush.

Characters & Entities

• pārthiva (king)
• rākṣasa (implied opponent)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is challenged, decisive action and courage are praised; fear is met with forward movement, not hesitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not name a site; it functions as narrative progression within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.