Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सापि रेमे तया सार्धं रत्नवत्या द्विजोत्तमाः । संहृष्टहृदया नित्यं संत्यक्तपितृसौहृदा

Transliteration

sāpi reme tayā sārdhaṃ ratnavatyā dvijottamāḥ | saṃhṛṣṭahṛdayā nityaṃ saṃtyaktapitṛsauhṛdā

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമാ! അവളും രത്നവതിയോടൊപ്പം ആനന്ദത്തോടെ വസിച്ചു; നിത്യം ഹർഷഭരിതഹൃദയയായി, പിതൃസ്നേഹബന്ധം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചവളായി.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Additive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• रेमे: enjoyed/played
• रेमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तया: with her
• तया: Sahakari (Companion/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/सह/करण), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Companion/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition: 'together with')

• रत्नवत्या: with Ratnavatī
• रत्नवत्या: Sahakari (Companion/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratnavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

• द्विजोत्तमाः: excellent brahmins
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (उत्तमाः द्विजाः)

• संहृष्टहृदया: with a delighted heart
• संहृष्टहृदया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः (हृष्टं हृदयम् यस्याः)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• संत्यक्तपितृसौहृदा: having renounced her father's affection
• संत्यक्तपितृसौहृदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-tyakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + sauhṛda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितुः सौहृदम्) तथा तत्सम्बद्धं 'संत्यक्त' (abandoned father's affection)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration, implied from immediate context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The girl lives happily with Ratnavatī; the two women sit together in a calm household setting, sharing daily tasks, their faces relaxed and bright.

Characters & Entities

• Ratnavatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The story highlights steadfastness in one’s chosen dhārmic path, even when it requires difficult separations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative setting in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narrative.