Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

नैतद्युक्तं कुलस्त्रीणां विशेषादत्र कानने । विहर्तुं दूरतः शून्ये तस्मात्त्याज्याऽसि मैथिलि

Transliteration

naitadyuktaṃ kulastrīṇāṃ viśeṣādatra kānane | vihartuṃ dūrataḥ śūnye tasmāttyājyā'si maithili

Translation

“କୁଳସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହା ଯୁକ୍ତିଯୁକ୍ତ ନୁହେଁ—ବିଶେଷକରି ଏହି କାନନରେ—ଶୂନ୍ୟ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଦୂରେ ଘୁରିବା; ତେଣୁ, ମୈଥିଲୀ, ତୁମେ ତ୍ୟାଜ୍ୟ।”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta/Viśeṣya (Subject of 'is proper')
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as subject-complement with yuktam

• yuktam: proper, appropriate
• yuktam: Kriyā-pūraka (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj + क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle/क्त used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective: 'proper'

• kula-strīṇām: of noble women
• kula-strīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव): 'kulasya striyaḥ' = women of good family; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• viśeṣāt: especially
• viśeṣāt: Hetu/Viśeṣaṇa (Ablative of specification)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणार्थे: 'especially'

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• kānane: in the forest
• kānane: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• vihartum: to roam about
• vihartum: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√hṛ (धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
• Form: कृदन्त (infinitive/तुमुन्): 'to roam/play'

• dūrataḥ: far away
• dūrataḥ: Deśa (Spatial adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūratas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण: 'far away'

• śūnye: in a deserted (place)
• śūnye: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; used substantively/qualifying an implied 'place'

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/therefore)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; causal/inferential ablative: 'therefore'

• tyājyā: to be abandoned
• tyājyā: Kriyā-pūraka (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyājya (प्रातिपदिक; √tyaj + यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (gerundive/यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate: 'to be abandoned'

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• maithili: O Maithilī (Sītā)
• maithili: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maithilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Rāma (Rāghava) addressing Sītā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, resolute and stern, declares abandonment; the forest around feels vast and empty; Sītā stands vulnerable, the space between them widening like a moral chasm.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sītā (Maithilī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas frame social dharma as context-sensitive; the forest setting heightens concerns of propriety and safety, though the narrative also invites reflection on fairness and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a larger Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a moral judgment within the śrāddha-time narrative.