Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
अन्यस्मिन्दिवसे दृष्टः कृतमांसपरिग्रहः । कुररश्चंचुना व्योम्नि गच्छमानस्त्वरान्वितः
Transliteration
anyasmindivase dṛṣṭaḥ kṛtamāṃsaparigrahaḥ | kuraraścaṃcunā vyomni gacchamānastvarānvitaḥ
Translation
മറ്റൊരു ദിവസം ഞാൻ കണ്ടു—കുരരപ്പക്ഷി കൊക്കിൽ മാംസഖണ്ഡം പിടിച്ച്, അത്യന്തം ത്വരയോടെ ആകാശത്തിലൂടെ പറന്നു പോകുന്നു।
Word by Word
अन्यस्मिन्in another
अन्यस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
दिवसेon a day
दिवसे:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdivasa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
दृष्टःseen
दृष्टः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
कृतmade/prepared
कृत:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग
मांसmeat
मांस:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmāṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग
परिग्रहःpossession/holding
परिग्रहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootparigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कृतमांसस्य परिग्रहः
कुररःthe osprey (kurara bird)
कुररः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkurara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
अञ्चुनाwith (its) beak
अञ्चुना:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootañcu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन
व्योम्निin the sky
व्योम्नि:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvyoman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन
गच्छमानःgoing
गच्छमानः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
त्वराhaste
त्वरा:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Roottvarā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग
अन्वितःaccompanied by
अन्वितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanvita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थः (सह/युक्त): त्वरया अन्वितः
Speaker
Unspecified (narrator introducing an illustrative example)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: An osprey (kurara) streaks across a pale sky clutching a bloody morsel; its eye is wide with fear as it senses pursuit.
Characters & Entities
K
KuraraFAQs
Possession (parigraha) creates fear and restlessness; the parable begins by showing how grasping invites pursuit and anxiety.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a didactic illustration within the broader tīrtha discourse.
None; it is narrative instruction through a moral example.