Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स एवं लब्धलक्षोऽपि दस्युकर्मणि नित्यशः । कृत्वा चौर्यं पुपोषाथ निजमेव कुटुम्बकम्

Transliteration

sa evaṃ labdhalakṣo'pi dasyukarmaṇi nityaśaḥ | kṛtvā cauryaṃ pupoṣātha nijameva kuṭumbakam

Translation

Walaupun dia telah memperoleh suatu “cara” untuk mendapat keuntungan, dia tetap setiap hari melakukan kerja perompak. Dengan mencuri, dia menyara hanya keluarganya sendiri.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• लब्धलक्षः: having obtained a mark/aim; recognized
• लब्धलक्षः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (√लभ् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्तान्त-विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-निपात (concessive/also)

• दस्युकर्मणि: in the work of banditry
• दस्युकर्मणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दस्योः कर्म = दस्युकर्म)

• नित्यशः: always, continually
• नित्यशः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; अव्ययभाव-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• चौर्यम्: theft
• चौर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुपोष: he nourished/supported
• पुपोष: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पुष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/प्रसङ्गसूचक (then/now)

• निजम्: his own
• निजम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic/only)

• कुटुम्बकम्: family/household
• कुटुम्बकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुटुम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (specific speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa-turned-thief in a village edge, counting stolen goods while his small household is fed; shadows and moral tension dominate the frame.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustenance gained through adharma becomes a habit-chain; Purāṇic dharma insists livelihood must be righteous even under pressure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the ethical backstory before the tīrtha-centered turning point.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.