Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

यावत्तावत्सुखी जातस्तेऽपिसर्वे समुज्झिताः । मयापि क्लिश्यमानेन तद्वच्च निजबांधवैः

Transliteration

yāvattāvatsukhī jātaste'pisarve samujjhitāḥ | mayāpi kliśyamānena tadvacca nijabāṃdhavaiḥ

Translation

ଯେତେବେଳେ (ମାଂସ ଛାଡ଼ିଲା) ସେତେବେଳେ ସେ ସୁଖୀ ହେଲା, ଏବଂ ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ହଟିଗଲେ; ସେହିପରି ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜ ବାନ୍ଧବମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା କ୍ଲେଶିତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative): यावत्-तावत्

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative): तावत्

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshya (Predicate/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जातः: became
• जातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘जात’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): अपि = also/even

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• समुज्झिताः: abandoned/left off
• समुज्झिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-hā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): also/even

• क्लिश्यमानेन: while being afflicted
• क्लिश्यमानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kliś (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्/Present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Upamana (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘तद्वत्’ = like that

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निज: one's own
• निज: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• बान्धवैः: by/with relatives
• बान्धवैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrator applying the parable to his own situation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The kurara, now unburdened, glides calmly as the attacking birds disperse; below, a solitary human figure mirrors the scene, surrounded by shadowy silhouettes of relatives.

Characters & Entities

• Kurara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The root of persecution is often the object of desire; removing the cause (possessiveness) diminishes conflict and restores calm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a moral application within a tīrtha chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it presents a practical dharmic insight through analogy.