Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तेषामपि तथा सर्वं यथासम्यङ्निवेदितम् । अथ राजा बृहत्सेनः सर्वांस्तानि दमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

teṣāmapi tathā sarvaṃ yathāsamyaṅniveditam | atha rājā bṛhatsenaḥ sarvāṃstāni damabravīt

Translation

Mereka juga melaporkan segala-galanya dengan cara yang sama, tepat dan tersusun sebagaimana sepatutnya. Lalu Raja Bṛhatsena mengucapkan kata-kata yang terukur—penuh tahan diri dan pertimbangan.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yathā-samyak: properly, as it should be
• yathā-samyak: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: द्वय-अव्यय-समुच्चय, क्रियाविशेषण (as properly)

• niveditam: reported, stated
• niveditam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni + vid (विद् धातु) → nivedita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'reported/informed'

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bṛhatsenaḥ: Bṛhatsena (proper name)
• bṛhatsenaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + sena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (बृहती सेना यस्य/बृहद्-सेनः नाम); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; तानि इति विशेषण (sense: all of them)

• tāni: those (persons/things)
• tāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After consistent testimonies, King Bṛhatsena addresses the assembly with calm authority; courtiers fall silent, awaiting his next directive.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhatsena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rājadharma is grounded in calm restraint (dama) and attentive hearing before pronouncing a decision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is ethical governance and disciplined speech.