Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

अन्यपक्षे न किंचिच्च येन तृप्तिः प्रजायते । यज्ञस्यैव तु सर्वस्य तर्पयित्वा द्विजोत्तमम्

Transliteration

anyapakṣe na kiṃcicca yena tṛptiḥ prajāyate | yajñasyaiva tu sarvasya tarpayitvā dvijottamam

Translation

ಇತರ ಪಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ತೃಪ್ತಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವುದೇನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಆದಕಾರಣ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಯಜ್ಞಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಾಗಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ದ್ವಿಜನಾದ (ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನನ್ನು) ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• अन्यपक्षे: in the other case/alternative
• अन्यपक्षे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अन्यपक्षे = अन्यस्मिन् पक्षे (in the other alternative/side)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘किंचित्’ = anything (as object)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by which/whereby’

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रजायते: arises
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘arises/is produced’

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• सर्वस्य: of the whole/entire
• सर्वस्य: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘यज्ञस्य’

• तर्पयित्वा: having satisfied
• तर्पयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), परस्मैपद-प्रयोगः; ‘having satisfied’

• द्विजोत्तमम्: the best Brahmin
• द्विजोत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विजोत्तमः = श्रेष्ठः द्विजः (best of Brahmins)

Speaker

Yakṣma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yajña-maṇḍapa at a tīrtha: the yajamāna offers cooked food and dakṣiṇā to a venerable brāhmaṇa; the sacred fire glows as attendants bring vessels of anna and water for tarpaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Dvijottama (foremost brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacrifice becomes spiritually complete when those worthy of honor—especially brāhmaṇas—are genuinely satisfied.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it teaches a general dharma often applied during tīrtha-yātrā and yajñas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tarpaṇa/satisfaction—practically, feeding and honoring a worthy brāhmaṇa as part of yajña completion.