Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

तत्रापि च स्थितः कश्चित्पुरुषः कांडकारकः । ऋजुकर्मणि संयुक्तः शराणां नतपर्वणाम्

Transliteration

tatrāpi ca sthitaḥ kaścitpuruṣaḥ kāṃḍakārakaḥ | ṛjukarmaṇi saṃyuktaḥ śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜଣେ ପୁରୁଷ ଦାଁଡ଼ିଥିଲେ—ସେ ବାଣର କାଣ୍ଡ ତିଆରିକାର; ସେ ସାବଧାନ ଓ ଏକାଗ୍ର ଭାବେ ବାକା ସନ୍ଧିଯୁକ୍ତ ବାଣ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରୁଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• स्थितः: stood
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भाव (state)

• कश्चित्: some
• कश्चित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कश्चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite) विशेषण

• पुरुषः: man
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• काण्डकारकः: arrow-maker
• काण्डकारकः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काण्डकारक (प्रातिपदिक: काण्ड + कारक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यवसायवाचक (profession)

• ऋजुकर्मणि: in straight work
• ऋजुकर्मणि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋजुकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: ऋजु + कर्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• संयुक्तः: engaged/connected
• संयुक्तः: Kriya (Predicate complement/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj + sam (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to पुरुषः)

• शराणाम्: of arrows
• शराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Plural)

• नतपर्वणाम्: having bent joints/knots
• नतपर्वणाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नतपर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक: नत + पर्वन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to शराणाम्)

Speaker

Narrator (a seeker within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; exact speaker not specified in the snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shaft-maker stands near the hut, intent on shaping arrow-shafts; tools, reeds/wooden dowels, and partially finished arrows with bent joints are visible; his posture is steady and absorbed.

Characters & Entities

• kāṃḍakāraka
• śara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, attentive action—even in ordinary work—can reflect inner discipline valued in dharma narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha is stated; the scene is set near a hermitage within the chapter’s sacred-travel context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes an occupational act (craft-work) rather than a rite.