Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तया सोऽथ परिष्वक्तो महामुनिः । अनिच्छन्नपि वाक्येन हृदयेन च सस्पृहः

Transliteration

evamuktvā tayā so'tha pariṣvakto mahāmuniḥ | anicchannapi vākyena hṛdayena ca saspṛhaḥ

Translation

かく語り終えるや、彼女は大聖者を抱きしめた。言葉では拒みつつも、心にはなお憧れが芽生えた。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (thus)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (Gerund/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• pariṣvaktaḥ: embraced
• pariṣvaktaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari√ṣvaj (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (embraced)

• mahā-muniḥ: the great sage
• mahā-muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great sage)

• anicchan: not wishing
• anicchan: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: na + √iṣ (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (not wishing)

• api: even though
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-कारक-अव्यय (even/though)

• vākyena: by (her) words
• vākyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• hṛdayena: by (his) heart
• hṛdayena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• sa-spṛhaḥ: with desire/longing
• sa-spṛhaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थ) + spṛhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थे (स्पृहया सहितः = ‘with longing’) विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The woman embraces the great sage; his body remains stiff with outward refusal, but his eyes and softened posture betray inner longing—an intimate moment charged with moral tension.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāmuni (the sage)
• Rambhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is tested not only by outward conduct but also by inner disposition; the verse exposes the subtle rise of craving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not identified in this verse; it is a narrative bridge within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.