Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा प्रयत्नेन त्वया भाव्यमसंशयम् । राजद्वारि यथा कश्चिन्न मया वध्यतेऽधुना

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā prayatnena tvayā bhāvyamasaṃśayam | rājadvāri yathā kaścinna mayā vadhyate'dhunā

Translation

Mengetahui hal ini, kamu mesti bertindak dengan usaha yang paling gigih, tanpa ragu—supaya sekarang tiada siapa di pintu gerbang diraja dibunuh oleh beta.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भाव्यम्: must be (done) / should be
• भाव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तव्यता (ought to be done)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ (नञ्) + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• राजद्वारि: at the royal gate
• राजद्वारि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (king's gate); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• यथा: so that / as
• यथा: Sambandha (Clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (as/so that)

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वध्यते: is killed
• वध्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Lakṣmaṇa (contextual deduction: instructing to prevent a killing at the gate)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma instructs Lakṣmaṇa with measured firmness, pointing toward the palace gate; Lakṣmaṇa prepares to act swiftly to clear the approach.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• rāja-dvāra (royal gate)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right action requires alertness and timely effort; dharma is protected by preventing avoidable harm while honoring one’s obligations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-glorifying chapter (Tīrthamāhātmya), but this line itself names no particular site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction about conduct and prevention of wrongdoing.