Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

मंद उवाच । न त्वया सह संबंधः कश्चिदस्ति महीपते । मम यत्त्वं प्रकोपाढ्यो मन्मार्गं हंतुमिच्छसि

Transliteration

maṃda uvāca | na tvayā saha saṃbaṃdhaḥ kaścidasti mahīpate | mama yattvaṃ prakopāḍhyo manmārgaṃ haṃtumicchasi

Translation

ਮੰਦ ਬੋਲੇ: “ਹੇ ਮਹੀਪਤੇ! ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੋਈ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਨਹੀਂ। ਫਿਰ ਤੂੰ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਾਰਗ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਕਿਉਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈਂ?”

Word by Word

• मन्दः: Manda
• मन्दः: Karta (Speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• त्वया: with you
• त्वया: Saha-artha (Comitative/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• सह: with
• सह: Saha-artha (Comitative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition: with)

• संबन्धः: relation; connection
• संबन्धः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कश्चित्: any; some
• कश्चित्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् + चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक + निपात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• महीपते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपतिः (प्रातिपदिक: मही + पति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (महीयाः पतिः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• यत्: since; that
• यत्: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; यत्-सम्बन्धे (conjunctive particle: since/that)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रकोपाढ्यः: filled with anger
• प्रकोपाढ्यः: Karta-visheshana (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकोप + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (प्रकोपेण/प्रकोपस्य आढ्यः = full of anger)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे अव्ययवत् पूर्वपद (possessive prefix: my-)

• मार्गम्: path
• मार्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हन्तुम्: to destroy; to kill
• हन्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive), धातु: हन् (to strike/kill)

• इच्छसि: you wish; desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Śanaiścara (Manda)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śanaiścara speaks with cold logic, questioning why the king’s anger targets his path; the moment is like a courtroom in the sky—argument replacing weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Śanaiścara
• Daśaratha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse frames the tension between cosmic forces and human agency, inviting discernment about righteous intervention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this shloka; it continues the narrative within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.