Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

लिखित उवाच । न दोषो जायते हर्तुः पुत्रस्यात्र कथंचन । एकत्र संस्थितस्यात्र पितुर्वित्तमसंशयम्

Transliteration

likhita uvāca | na doṣo jāyate hartuḥ putrasyātra kathaṃcana | ekatra saṃsthitasyātra piturvittamasaṃśayam

Translation

ລິຂິຕະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນກໍລະນີນີ້ ລູກຊາຍທີ່ຫຍິບເອົາຊັບ ບໍ່ເກີດໂທດແຕ່ຢ່າງໃດ; ເມື່ອທຸກຄົນຢູ່ຮ່ວມກັນ ຊັບຂອງພໍ່ຍ່ອມເປັນອັນດຽວ ບໍ່ມີຂໍ້ສົງໄສ»។

Word by Word

• लिखितः: Likhita
• लिखितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: likhita (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• दोषः: fault
• दोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु; √jan)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• हर्तुः: of the taker/stealer
• हर्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hartṛ (प्रातिपदिक; agent noun from √hṛ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• पुत्रस्य: of the son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “here/in this matter”)

• कथंचन: in any way
• कथंचन: Adverbial (Emphasis/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite adverb: “in any way/at all”)

• एकत्र: together/in one place
• एकत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ekatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: “in one place/together”)

• संस्थितस्य: of one living together/being together
• संस्थितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃsthita (कृदन्त; सम्+√sthā)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• पितुः: of the father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• असंशयम्: Adverbial (Certainty/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रायम्/क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative: “without doubt”)

Speaker

Likhita

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Likhita, composed and authoritative, explains the principle of undivided property; a symbolic single household boundary encloses family members, indicating shared estate.

Characters & Entities

• Likhita
• Śaṅkha
• Father (pituḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma distinguishes between undivided household property and wrongful taking; context determines moral status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it supports the dharma teaching embedded in tīrtha-māhātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a dharma-legal clarification.