Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

मम त्वं पूर्ववंशीयः पिता ते च पितुर्मम । सदा स्नेहपरश्चासीत्त्वं च स्नेहविवर्जितः

Transliteration

mama tvaṃ pūrvavaṃśīyaḥ pitā te ca piturmama | sadā snehaparaścāsīttvaṃ ca snehavivarjitaḥ

Translation

ເຈົ້າເປັນຄົນຢູ່ໃນວົງສາຍເກົ່າຂອງຂ້ອຍ; ພໍ່ເຈົ້າກັບພໍ່ຂ້ອຍກໍເປັນຍາດກັນ. ທ່ານນັ້ນເຄີຍເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມເມດຕາ ແຕ່ເຈົ້າກັບຂາດຄວາມເມດຕາ.

Word by Word

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• पूर्ववंशीयः: belonging to the former lineage / ancestral
• पूर्ववंशीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + वंशीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (Adjective)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (Adverb of time)

• स्नेहपरः: full of affection / affectionate
• स्नेहपरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• स्नेहविवर्जितः: devoid of affection
• स्नेहविवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह + विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वि+वृज्/वर्ज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Ānarta (contextual; addressing another person directly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A speaker reproaches a kinsman: two figures facing each other, one with softened, pleading eyes, the other turned away, emotionally cold; subtle cues of shared ancestry (family emblems, elders in the background).

Characters & Entities

• Ānarta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral bonds and past kindness create moral obligations; lack of compassion is portrayed as a fall from dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.