Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

वेदाध्ययन संपन्नो यज्ञकर्मसमुद्यतः । तेजसा यशसा ख्यातः सर्वेषामपि देहिनाम्

Transliteration

vedādhyayana saṃpanno yajñakarmasamudyataḥ | tejasā yaśasā khyātaḥ sarveṣāmapi dehinām

Translation

അവൻ വേദാധ്യയനത്തിൽ സമ്പന്നനായി, യജ്ഞകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ സദാ ഉദ്യതനായി, തേജസ്സും യശസ്സും കൊണ്ട് സർവ്വ ദേഹികളിലും പ്രസിദ്ധനാകട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• वेदाध्ययन: study of the Veda
• वेदाध्ययन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + अध्ययन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य अध्ययनम्)

• सम्पन्नः: accomplished, endowed
• सम्पन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √पद् (धातु) → सम्पन्न (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे; विशेषणम्

• यज्ञकर्मसमुद्यतः: engaged in sacrificial rites
• यज्ञकर्मसमुद्यतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + कर्म + सम् + उद् + √यत् (धातु) → समुद्यत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (यज्ञकर्मणि) तत्पुरुष-समासः + क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; विशेषणम्

• तेजसा: by splendor
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• यशसा: by fame
• यशसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ख्यातः: renowned
• ख्यातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ख्या (धातु) → ख्यात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; विशेषणम्

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थे

• देहिनाम्: of embodied beings
• देहिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

Speaker

Ramā (continuing her boon-request, within Sūta’s narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dharmic ideal is proclaimed: a Veda-studying sacrificer, radiant with tejas and renowned among beings; the verse reads like a blessing/forecast in a tīrtha narrative.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma esteems Vedic learning and yajña-duty as foundations for true brilliance (tejas) and rightful renown (yaśas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña-karma (engagement in sacrificial rites) is referenced as a dharmic obligation/ideal.