Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

कन्यकाः प्रकरिष्यंति पुरुषैः सह संगतिम् । भर्तारं वंचयिष्यंति कुलीना अपि योषितः

Transliteration

kanyakāḥ prakariṣyaṃti puruṣaiḥ saha saṃgatim | bhartāraṃ vaṃcayiṣyaṃti kulīnā api yoṣitaḥ

Translation

Gadis-gadis muda akan menjalin hubungan dengan lelaki; bahkan wanita daripada keluarga mulia pun akan memperdaya suami mereka.

Word by Word

• कन्यकाः: girls
• कन्यकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रकरिष्यन्ति: will engage in / will do
• प्रकरिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरुषैः: with men
• पुरुषैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (preposition-like: with)

• संगतिम्: association, union
• संगतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वञ्चयिष्यन्ति: will deceive
• वञ्चयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वञ्च् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुलीनाः: noble-born
• कुलीनाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुलीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: even)

• योषितः: women
• योषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (वैकल्पिक-रूप; सामान्यतः योषितः/योषितः = nom.pl)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household scene split in two: outwardly noble attire, inwardly deception; a husband in prayer, a wife meeting a lover in shadow; the narrator’s warning overlays the scene like a moral veil.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Household dharma depends on truthfulness and restraint; when desire rules, trust and social stability erode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive warning about moral decline.