Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाथ ते विप्राः स्वानि स्थानानि भेजिरे । भीष्मोऽपि हर्षसंयुक्तः स्वगृहं प्रस्थितस्ततः

Transliteration

evamuktvātha te viprāḥ svāni sthānāni bhejire | bhīṣmo'pi harṣasaṃyuktaḥ svagṛhaṃ prasthitastataḥ

Translation

こう語り終えると、そのバラモンたちはそれぞれの住処へ帰っていった。ビ―シュマもまた歓喜に満たされ、やがて自邸へと旅立った。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): 'having said'

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (particle: 'then/now')

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — nominative plural

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — nominative plural

• स्वानि: their own
• स्वानि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — accusative plural; विशेषण (qualifying स्थानानि): 'their own'

• स्थानानि: places/abodes
• स्थानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — accusative plural

• भेजिरे: resorted to/returned to
• भेजिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन — 'they resorted to/entered'

• भीष्मः: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• हर्षसंयुक्तः: filled with joy
• हर्षसंयुक्तः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; समास: हर्षेण संयुक्तः (joined with joy)

• स्वगृहम्: to his own house
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; समास: स्वं गृहं (one's own house)

• प्रस्थितः: having departed
• प्रस्थितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु) → प्रस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular; 'departed/set out'

• ततः: thereafter/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Temporal (अपादान/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'from there/thereafter')

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in purāṇic framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm departure scene: sages walking away along a path, Bhīṣma smiling with satisfaction, the sacred site receding behind—suggesting completion and auspicious conclusion.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Viprāḥ (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dhārmic counsel is received and accepted with joy, the narrative marks completion—signaling that right instruction leads to right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a transition verse concluding the chapter’s tīrtha instructions; it does not newly name the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it narrates the departure after the ritual calendar and worship guidance has been delivered.