Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अनया परकांतेन कृतः सह समागमः । चिरं कालं द्विज श्रेष्ठ त्वया ज्ञाताद्य वासरे

Transliteration

anayā parakāṃtena kṛtaḥ saha samāgamaḥ | ciraṃ kālaṃ dvija śreṣṭha tvayā jñātādya vāsare

Translation

Dengan lelaki lain ia sungguh telah menjalin persatuan itu. Wahai yang terbaik di antara para dwija, sudah lama hal itu berlangsung, meski baru hari ini engkau mengetahuinya.

Word by Word

• anayā: by her/with her
• anayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with this woman)

• para-kāntena: with another's lover
• para-kāntena: Sahakāraka (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with another's beloved/paramour)

• kṛtaḥ: was done
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Past passive participle used predicatively (was done/made)

• saha: with
• saha: Avyaya (Relation-marker/संबन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with)

• samāgamaḥ: meeting/union
• samāgamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine nominative singular

• ciram: for long
• ciram: Avyaya (Duration/कालावधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (दीर्घकालम्); adverbial accusative (for long)

• kālam: time
• kālam: Adhikarana (Time-span/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular used adverbially (time)

• dvija: O twice-born
• dvija: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• śreṣṭha: O best
• śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular (best)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by you)

• jñātam: was known
• jñātam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; Past passive participle used predicatively (was known)

• adya: today
• adya: Avyaya (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• vāsare: on the day
• vāsare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (on the day)

Speaker

Agni

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa (dvija-śreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agni reveals that the illicit relationship has continued for a long time, only discovered today; the brāhmaṇa’s face shifts from rage to stunned sorrow; the firelight casts long shadows, symbolizing hidden time.

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth may remain concealed for long periods; dharma teaches patience and discernment rather than impulsive judgment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.