Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति सर्वेषां सामान्येन व्यवस्थितम् । त्रिजातस्य च वाक्येन येन दूरादपि द्रुतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti sarveṣāṃ sāmānyena vyavasthitam | trijātasya ca vākyena yena dūrādapi drutam

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം എല്ലാവർക്കും അത് പൊതുവായ നിയമമായി നിശ്ചിതമായി; ത്രിജാതന്റെ വചനത്താൽ—ദൂരെയുള്ളവരെയും വേഗത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ആ വചനത്താൽ—ആ ക്രമം നിലനിന്നു।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that time
• ततः: Apadana (Source/starting point/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/कालवाचक-अव्यय (from then; thereafter)

• प्रभृति: from (that point) onward
• प्रभृति: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: आरम्भबोधक-अव्यय (since; starting from)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc./Neut.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सामान्येन: by a common (rule/standard)
• सामान्येन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यवस्थितम्: was arranged; established
• व्यवस्थितम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यवस्थित (√स्था धातु, उपसर्ग-वि+अव; क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिजातस्य: of the three castes/classes
• त्रिजातस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘त्रयाणां जातीनाम्’), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वाक्येन: by the statement; by the utterance
• वाक्येन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक-रूप, सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• दूरात्: from afar
• दूरात्: Apadana (Source/point of distance/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular) — अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (adverbial ablative)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (even; also)

• द्रुतम्: quickly; swiftly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रुत (√द्रु धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial sense)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trijāta (as a respected authority) pronounces a rule; messengers or distant listeners respond promptly; the community aligns into a single disciplined order around the sacred center.

Characters & Entities

• Trijāta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma becomes stable when shared norms are established and respected; righteous authority can harmonize a community even across distance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the glorification narrative of a tīrtha-centered settlement, but the site-name is not present in the snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it emphasizes adherence to established communal dharmic regulations.