Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

अथ सा तं करे कृत्वा तस्या हारं प्रयच्छति । तावदन्या प्रजग्राह हारं शृंगारलालसा

Transliteration

atha sā taṃ kare kṛtvā tasyā hāraṃ prayacchati | tāvadanyā prajagrāha hāraṃ śṛṃgāralālasā

Translation

ಆಮೇಲೆ ಅವಳು ಆ ಹಾರವನ್ನು ಅವಳ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟು ಕೊಟ್ಟಳು; ಆದರೆ ಅದೇ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಂಕಾರದ ಲಾಲಸೆಯಿದ್ದ ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬಳು ಹಾರವನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಂಡಳು।

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; anantaram/ārambha-bodhaka (then/now)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; sarvanāma

• tam: him/that (necklace)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; sarvanāma

• kare: in (her) hand
• kare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• kṛtvā: having placed/made
• kṛtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Avyaya-kṛdanta; ktvā (absolutive/gerund); pūrvakāla-kriyā

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; genitive (possessor)

• hāram: necklace
• hāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• prayacchati: gives, hands over
• prayacchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु) / √dā (semantic)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present/वर्तमान), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tāvat: meanwhile
• tāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; tāvat-kāla-parimāṇa (so long/meanwhile)

• anyā: another (woman)
• anyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• prajagrāha: seized, took
• prajagrāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√grah (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/अनद्यतनभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• hāram: the necklace
• hāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• śṛṅgāralālasā: desirous of adornment
• śṛṅgāralālasā: Karta-anvaya (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śṛṅgāra-lālasā (प्रातिपदिक; शृङ्गार + लालसा)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of anyā

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijoत्तama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A handoff frozen mid-motion: one woman offers the necklace into another’s palm; a third darts in, snatching it with eager eyes; Damayantī watches, inwardly steady.

Characters & Entities

• hāra
• śṛṅgāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When desire dominates, even sacred giving can become a scene of grasping—warning against greed and impatience.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated in this verse; it is part of the chapter’s ongoing Tīrthamāhātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it narrates improper taking of a gift meant for another.