Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

तथा हृतानि रत्नानि यानि दृष्टिगतानि ते । चक्षुर्हीनस्ततो जातो मम लोके गतोऽपि च

Transliteration

tathā hṛtāni ratnāni yāni dṛṣṭigatāni te | cakṣurhīnastato jāto mama loke gato'pi ca

Translation

“Demikian juga permata yang jatuh dalam pandanganmu—engkau mencurinya. Maka engkau menjadi hilang penglihatan, walaupun engkau telah datang ke alamku.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/तुलना-अर्थे (adverb: 'thus/so')

• हृतानि: stolen/taken away
• हृतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (agreeing with 'रत्नानि')

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Anuyogi (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

• दृष्टि-गतानि: that came into (your) sight
• दृष्टि-गतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम् धातु, क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दृष्टेः गतानि = 'gone into sight'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (qualifying 'यानि/रत्नानि')

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• चक्षुः-हीनः: deprived of eyesight, blind
• चक्षुः-हीनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्य चक्षुः हीनम् सः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon, from that (cause)
• ततः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थे (from that/thereupon)

• जातः: became, was born (as)
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• लोके: in the world/realm
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (Locative singular)

• गतः: gone, reached
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थे (particle: also/even)

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

Speaker

Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent thief stands before a radiant deity in a temple-court; the deity declares the cause of his blindness—stolen jewels that once entered his gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Taking what is not given (steya) yields precise karmic consequences; moral violations can manifest as corresponding loss (here, eyesight).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it continues the karmic-justice teaching within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the dharmic rule implied is non-stealing and respect for others’ property.