Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वमपि तां विद्यां प्रसाधय महामते । यदि मे वांछसि श्रेयो नान्यथास्ति जयो रणे

Transliteration

tasmāttvamapi tāṃ vidyāṃ prasādhaya mahāmate | yadi me vāṃchasi śreyo nānyathāsti jayo raṇe

Translation

"Portanto, ó grande sábio, tu também deves dominar devidamente esse conhecimento sagrado. Se desejas o meu bem-estar, não há outra maneira de vencer na batalha."

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Causal connector/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षाबोधक (also/even)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विद्याम्: knowledge, spell
• विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रसाधय: accomplish, propitiate
• प्रसाधय: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√साध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional)

• मे: for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन; यहाँ चतुर्थी (to/for me)

• वाञ्छसि: you desire
• वाञ्छसि: Kriya (Verb of desire/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• श्रेयः: welfare, the better good
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (रूप = श्रेयः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Manner adverb/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (otherwise)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existential verb/अस्तित्व)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• जयः: victory
• जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (a petitioner instructing/urging Śukra in context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A counselor figure (Śukra or the speaker) gestures instructively, emphasizing disciplined mastery of a vidyā; the petitioner listens with urgency, battlefield shadows behind.

Characters & Entities

• Śukra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right means (vidyā-sādhana and disciplined effort) are emphasized over mere force; dharmic success requires proper preparation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the wider passage soon connects to Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra where siddhi is obtained.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It prescribes prasādhana (perfecting) of a specific vidyā—implying mantra-sādhana under proper discipline.