Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

रत्नक्रीडनकं रम्यं स्तापितं सुचिरं मया । इत्युक्ता सा तदोत्थाय पितुरंकात्सवेगतः

Transliteration

ratnakrīḍanakaṃ ramyaṃ stāpitaṃ suciraṃ mayā | ityuktā sā tadotthāya pituraṃkātsavegataḥ

Translation

「美しい宝石の玩具を、私が長い間大切にしてきました」と告げられると、彼女はすぐに父の膝から素早く立ち上がった。

Word by Word

• ratna-krīḍanakam: a jeweled toy
• ratna-krīḍanakam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + krīḍanaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः — 'रत्नस्य क्रीडनकम्' (a jeweled toy/plaything)

• ramyam: beautiful
• ramyam: Karman (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ratna-krīḍanakam इति)

• sthāpitam: placed, set up
• sthāpitam: Karman (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + णिच् (causative) → sthāpita (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'placed/installed'

• suciram: for a long time
• suciram: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (दीर्घकालम्) — 'for a long time'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana/Karta-in-passive (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-paryavasana (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण-चिह्न) — quotation marker

• uktā: having been told
• uktā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, भूतकर्मणि/PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'having been told/said to'

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'then'

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — 'having risen'

• pituḥ: of (her) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• aṅkāt: from the lap
• aṅkāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान

• sa-vegataḥ: swiftly
• sa-vegataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (सह/सम्-भाव) + vegataḥ (vega + तस्-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'with speed/quickly'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (and implicitly the assembly/household)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A charming jewel-toy is mentioned; the Devī, hearing of it, springs up swiftly from her father’s lap, animated by childlike eagerness within a regal mountain-king household.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Himavat

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays divine līlā in human-like tenderness, showing how devotion expresses itself through offerings and affectionate moments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative about offering a cherished item.