Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 155
Devanagari script
तस्माद्धन्यतरं मन्ये अहमात्मानमद्य वै । यस्य मे त्वं सुता ईदृगीदृक्छास्त्रविचक्षणा
Transliteration
tasmāddhanyataraṃ manye ahamātmānamadya vai | yasya me tvaṃ sutā īdṛgīdṛkchāstravicakṣaṇā
Translation
അതുകൊണ്ട് ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ എന്നെ അത്യന്തം ധന്യനെന്ന് കരുതുന്നു—കാരണം നീ എന്റെ പുത്രി, ഇങ്ങനെ വിവേകശാലിനിയും ശാസ്ത്രബോധത്തിൽ നിപുണയുമാണ്।
Word by Word
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाववत्; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययप्रयोग (from that/therefore)
धन्यतरम्more fortunate
धन्यतरम्:
Karman (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)
मन्येI consider
मन्ये:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
आत्मानम्myself
आत्मानम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
Kāla (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थ (indeed)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)
मेmy
मे:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
सुताdaughter
सुता:
Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsutā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
ईदृक्such (of this kind)
ईदृक्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootīdṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण
ईदृक्so very (such)
ईदृक्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootīdṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)
शास्त्रविचक्षणाskilled in the scriptures
शास्त्रविचक्षणा:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśāstra (प्रातिपदिक) + vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सप्तमी/तत्पुरुषार्थे (śāstre vicakṣaṇā = skilled in scripture)
Speaker
Muni (the sage)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: his daughter
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The sage’s face softens into admiration; he gestures toward his daughter as if offering a blessing; manuscripts and rosary indicate her learning.
FAQs
Dharma honors śāstra-guided discernment; even an elder should rejoice when corrected by genuine wisdom.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.