Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24
Devanagari script
सर्वं तज्जवलितं दृष्ट्वा नग्नक्षपणकास्तदा । धृत्वा करेण पात्राणि नीत्वा दंडाञ्छुभानपि
Transliteration
sarvaṃ tajjavalitaṃ dṛṣṭvā nagnakṣapaṇakāstadā | dhṛtvā kareṇa pātrāṇi nītvā daṃḍāñchubhānapi
Translation
すべてが燃え上がるのを見て、その時、裸の苦行者クシャパナカたちは、鉢を手に取り、さらに杖を携えて、急ぎ去っていった。
Word by Word
sarvameverything
sarvam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā vibhakti (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana (Sg.)
tatthat
tat:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; demonstrative qualifying sarvam
jvalitamblazing, set aflame
jvalitam:
Karma (Object complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootjval (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormBhūta-kṛdanta (past passive participle/क्त), Napuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Prathamā/Dvitīyā (Nom./Acc.), Ekavacana; agrees with sarvam
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Gerundial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdṛś (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (ktvānta), pūrvakāla-kriyā
nagna-kṣapaṇakāḥnaked mendicants/ascetics
nagna-kṣapaṇakāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnagna (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣapaṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya (descriptive; 'naked ascetics/monks'), Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom./1st), Bahuvacana (Pl.)
tadāthen
tadā:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
FormKāla-avyaya (temporal adverb/कालवाचक)
dhṛtvāhaving taken/held
dhṛtvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Gerundial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdhṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (ktvānta)
kareṇawith (their) hand
kareṇa:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana (Sg.)
pātrāṇibowls, vessels
pātrāṇi:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapuṃsakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Bahuvacana (Pl.)
nītvāhaving carried/taken
nītvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Gerundial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnī (धातु; √nī) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (ktvānta)
daṇḍānstaffs
daṇḍān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Acc./2nd), Bahuvacana (Pl.)
śubhānauspicious, fine
śubhān:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Acc./2nd), Bahuvacana (Pl.); viśeṣaṇa of daṇḍān
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormNipāta (particle), additive
Speaker
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Naked ascetics clutching begging bowls and staffs, faces tense, moving quickly away from a blazing area; ash-smeared bodies, scattered belongings, orange firelight on their forms.
Characters & Entities
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Nagna-kṣapaṇaka (naked ascetics)FAQs
When adharma triggers chaos, even those claiming renunciation become unsettled—true refuge lies in righteousness, not mere outer marks.
The verse remains within the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narrative setting; no new tīrtha is named.
None.