Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

त्रिःसत्यं शपथं कृत्वा नान्यदस्तीति मे गृहे । विभज्यार्थं यथान्यायं यूयं गृह्णीत बान्धवाः

Transliteration

triḥsatyaṃ śapathaṃ kṛtvā nānyadastīti me gṛhe | vibhajyārthaṃ yathānyāyaṃ yūyaṃ gṛhṇīta bāndhavāḥ

Translation

മൂന്നുതവണ സത്യശപഥം ചെയ്ത് അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“എന്റെ വീട്ടിൽ ഇതൊഴികെ മറ്റൊന്നുമില്ല. ന്യായപ്രകാരം ധനം വിഭജിച്ച്, ഹേ ബന്ധുക്കളേ, സ്വീകരിക്കുവിൻ।”

Word by Word

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (संख्यावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण), ‘त्रिवारम्’ (thrice)

• सत्यं: truth; true statement
• सत्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• शपथं: oath
• शपथं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शपथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• कृत्वा: having made/taken
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘कृत्वा’ = having done

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-sūcaka (Quotation marker/इत्यर्थसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular), सर्वनाम

• गृहे: in (my) house
• गृहे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative singular)

• विभज्य: having divided
• विभज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विभज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘विभज्य’ = having divided/distributed

• अर्थं: wealth/property
• अर्थं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• यथा: according as
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक; ‘as/according to’)

• अन्यायं: justice; proper rule
• अन्यायं: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Standard/measure; adverbial accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• यूयं: you (all)
• यूयं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nominative plural), सर्वनाम

• गृह्णीत: take/accept
• गृह्णीत: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन (2nd pl); परस्मैपद

• बान्धवाः: O kinsmen/relatives
• बान्धवाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (nominative plural); संबोधनार्थे (vocative sense)

Speaker

Unspecified (the afflicted householder addressing his relatives; not named in the snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (dvijāḥ) as addressed audience within the story-cycle

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A renunciant/householder figure before assembled relatives, raising three fingers in a truth-oath, then indicating a small store of household goods to be divided justly; mood of restraint and finality.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Peace is supported by truthfulness and justice; transparent, fair distribution reduces greed-driven conflict and restores dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the teaching is framed within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A truth-bound oath (śapatha) is mentioned; the practical dharmic act prescribed is just division of property (yathā-nyāya vibhāga).