Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
Devanagari script
अनया रहिताहं च न जीवामि कथंचन । एतस्मात्कारणाद्देवि प्ररोदिमि सुदुःखिता
Transliteration
anayā rahitāhaṃ ca na jīvāmi kathaṃcana | etasmātkāraṇāddevi prarodimi suduḥkhitā
Translation
“Tanpa dia, aku tidak dapat hidup walau bagaimana pun. Oleh sebab itu, wahai tuan puteri, aku menangis dalam dukacita yang amat.”
Word by Word
anayāby this (woman/one)
anayā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (इदम्)
rahitādeprived (of), without
rahitā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootrahita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वियुक्ता)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
jīvāmiI live
jīvāmi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjīv (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
kathaṃcanain any way; at all
kathaṃcana:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkathaṃcana (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/न्यूनता-बोधक (adverb: ‘in any way/at all’)
etasmātfrom this
etasmāt:
Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान) विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (एतद्)
kāraṇātbecause of the reason/cause
kāraṇāt:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootkāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन
deviO goddess/lady
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative) विभक्ति, एकवचन
prarodimiI weep; I cry out
prarodimi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootrud (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग-पूर्वक धातु (प्र+रुद्)
suduḥkhitādeeply sorrowful
suduḥkhitā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu + duḥkhita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अतिशय-दुःखिता)
Speaker
Unspecified young woman (likely the friend addressing Mṛgāvatī as ‘devi’)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A young woman, tearful and trembling, confides to an elder lady (queen/mother-figure), hands clasped, expressing inability to live without her companion; attendants and palace interior hinted softly.
Characters & Entities
D
devi (lady/queen)F
friendship bondFAQs
Attachment and love are powerful; dharmic life requires guiding such bonds toward a sustainable, righteous arrangement.
Not specified in this verse.
None.