Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

शाकल्य उवाच । यदि गच्छसि चान्यत्र तत्त्वं विद्यां परित्यज । यां मया पाठितः पाप व्रज पश्चात्कुशिष्य भोः

Transliteration

śākalya uvāca | yadi gacchasi cānyatra tattvaṃ vidyāṃ parityaja | yāṃ mayā pāṭhitaḥ pāpa vraja paścātkuśiṣya bhoḥ

Translation

ശാകല്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—നീ മറ്റിടത്തേക്ക് പോകുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, ഞാൻ ഉപദേശിച്ച തത്ത്വവിദ്യ ഉപേക്ഷിക്ക. ഹേ പാപിയേ, ഹേ കുശിഷ്യാ, അകന്നു മാറുക; പിന്നോട്ടു പോയി വിട്ടുപോ.

Word by Word

• शाकल्यः: Śākalya
• शाकल्यः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (वक्ता)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• गच्छसि: you go
• गच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तत्त्वम्: truth/essence
• तत्त्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• विद्याम्: knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• परित्यज: abandon, give up
• परित्यज: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• याम्: which (knowledge)
• याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent/instrument in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पाठितः: taught (by me)
• पाठितः: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-धातोः भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (causative past passive participle: ‘made to study/taught’), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; संबोधन ‘त्वम्’ (अध्येतृ) प्रति विधेयभावः

• पाप: O sinner
• पाप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, संबोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• व्रज: go
• व्रज: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज्/व्रज (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• पश्चात्: afterwards/behind
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (Direction/time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देशवाचक-अव्यय (after/behind)

• कु-शिष्य: O bad disciple
• कु-शिष्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (descriptive: ‘bad disciple’), पुंलिङ्गे, संबोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भोः: O!
• भोः: Sambodhana (Address marker/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोः (अव्यय)
• Form: संबोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

Speaker

Śākalya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stern ṛṣi-guru (Śākalya) dismisses a disciple with a raised hand and sharp gaze; the disciple stands lowered, shamed, at the edge of an āśrama clearing.

Characters & Entities

• Śākalya
• Yājñavalkya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Knowledge without humility and right relationship can be withdrawn; anger distorts dharmic guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This conflict sets the stage for Yājñavalkya’s later purification at Viśvāmitra-hrada.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a command to abandon the received learning.