Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
Devanagari script
चौरचौरेति जल्पन्तौ पर स्परवधैषिणौ । भूभुजा वीक्षितौ तौ च द्विजौ तु द्विजसत्तमाः
Transliteration
cauracaureti jalpantau para sparavadhaiṣiṇau | bhūbhujā vīkṣitau tau ca dvijau tu dvijasattamāḥ
Translation
Mereka berdua menjerit, “Pencuri! Pencuri!” sambil berhasrat saling membunuh. Raja pun memerhatikan mereka—dua orang brāhmaṇa, yang mulia dalam kalangan dwija (yang dua kali lahir).
Word by Word
चौरचौरthief, thief!
चौरचौर:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootचौर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे पुनरुक्ति (vocative sense implied)
इतिthus
इति:
Nipata (Quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)
जल्पन्तौspeaking/uttering
जल्पन्तौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootजल्प् (धातु) + शतृ (present participle)
Formवर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
परस्परवधैषिणौseeking to kill each other
परस्परवधैषिणौ:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरस्पर + वध + एषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (desiring each other's killing); विशेषणम् (जल्पन्तौ/तौ)
भूभुजाby the king
भूभुजा:
Kartr-karana (Agentive instrumental)
TypeNoun
Rootभू + भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (earth-enjoyer = king)
वीक्षितौwere seen/observed
वीक्षितौ:
Karma (Patient/कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
तौthose two
तौ:
Karma/Topic (those two)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
द्विजौtwo brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
द्विजौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
तुindeed
तु:
Nipata (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थक
द्विजसत्तमाःthe best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
द्विजसत्तमाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (best among brāhmaṇas)
Speaker
Sūta (narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: In the assembly hall, two brāhmaṇas point at each other, shouting ‘cora!’; the king watches from the throne, courtiers lean in, tension poised between justice and chaos.
Characters & Entities
B
Bhūbhuj (king)D
Dvija (brāhmaṇas)FAQs
Even the learned can fall into anger; dharma requires restraint, truthful speech, and submission to fair judgment.
Not specified in this verse.
None.