Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तद्वदस्याः कुलं सर्वं तक्रमश्राति केवलम्

Transliteration

tadvadasyāḥ kulaṃ sarvaṃ takramaśrāti kevalam

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນແຫຼະ ຕະກູນທັງໝົດຂອງນາງ ດຳລົງຊີວິດດ້ວຍນ້ຳນົມສົ້ມຈາງ (buttermilk) ແຕ່ຢ່າງດຽວ.

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; तद् + वत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial usage: ‘in that manner’)

• अस्याः: of this woman/her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (6th/Genitive Singular)

• कुलम्: family
• कुलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (Nom/Acc Sg); कर्तृपदम् (with अश्राति)

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कुलम्)

• तक्रम्: buttermilk
• तक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (2nd/Accusative Singular)

• अश्राति: eats/consumes
• अश्राति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्र्/अश्र (धातु; ‘to eat/consume’—दुर्लभ-प्रयोग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• केवलम्: only
• केवलम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘only/merely’)

Speaker

Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice; admonitory dialogue context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sparse household scene: a family with only a small vessel of buttermilk, conveying reduced condition; the tone is admonitory rather than celebratory.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It implies that adharma brings visible decline and hardship, affecting one’s household and lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in the provided verse; the broader chapter belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive of consequence rather than a ritual injunction.