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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अग्निरुवाच । नैष दोषो मम ब्रह्मन्यन्न दग्धा तव प्रिया । कृतागसाऽपि मे वाक्यं शृणुष्वात्र स्फुटेरितम्

Transliteration

agniruvāca | naiṣa doṣo mama brahmanyanna dagdhā tava priyā | kṛtāgasā'pi me vākyaṃ śṛṇuṣvātra sphuṭeritam

Translation

Agni berkata: “Wahai brāhmaṇa, bukan salahku bahawa kekasihmu tidak terbakar. Walaupun dia telah berbuat salah, dengarlah kata-kataku di sini, yang kuucapkan dengan jelas.”

Word by Word
agniḥFire
agniḥ:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootagni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine nominative singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (Speech-act/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Perfect, 3rd person singular
nanot
na:
Avyaya (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
eṣaḥthis
eṣaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun masculine nominative singular
doṣaḥfault
doṣaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine nominative singular
mamaof me
mama:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular
brahmanO Brahmin
brahman:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular
yatthat (fact)
yat:
Karta (Subject of implied clause/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun neuter singular (that which)
nanot
na:
Avyaya (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
dagdhāburnt
dagdhā:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dah (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकर्मणि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Past passive participle used predicatively (was burnt)
tavayour
tava:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular
priyābeloved wife
priyā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine nominative singular
kṛta-āgasāeven by a sinner
kṛta-āgasā:
Karana (Concession/करण-अपवाद)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛta (√kṛ + kta) + āgas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine instrumental singular (even by one who has committed sin)
apieven
api:
Avyaya (Emphasis/सम्भावना)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (even/also)
memy
me:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive/Dative singular (my/to me) — here genitive
vākyamstatement
vākyam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvākya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter accusative singular
śṛṇuṣvalisten
śṛṇuṣva:
Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; Imperative, 2nd person singular (listen)
atrahere
atra:
Avyaya (Place/देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (here)
sphuṭa-īritamclearly uttered
sphuṭa-īritam:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + īrita (√īr + kta)
Formकर्मधारय-समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter accusative singular qualifying vākyam
Speaker

Agni

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa (addressed as ‘brahman’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agni speaks calmly with hands still in reverence, asserting innocence of fault and inviting the brāhmaṇa to hear a clear explanation; flames steady, expression composed.

Characters & Entities
A
Agni

FAQs

Divine forces operate by dharma and cosmic law; they are not instruments for personal rage, and truth is to be heard with clarity.

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

None; Agni prepares to explain a principle rather than prescribe a rite.

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