Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

कस्य नो जायते त्रासो दृष्ट्वा दूरा दपि स्त्रियम्

Transliteration

kasya no jāyate trāso dṛṣṭvā dūrā dapi striyam

Translation

Quem não sente temor ao ver uma mulher, mesmo de longe?

Word by Word

• kasya: of whom / for whom
• kasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (Genitive 6th), पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Mas/Neut); प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• naḥ: not
• naḥ: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• jāyate: arises, is born
• jāyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), आत्मनेपदम्

• trāsaḥ: fear, dread
• trāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Nominative 1st), पुंलिङ्गम् (Masculine)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययीभावः (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having seen)

• dūrāt: from afar
• dūrāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनम् (Ablative 5th), नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (Neuter); अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

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

• striyam: a woman
• striyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Accusative 2nd), स्त्रीलिङ्गम् (Feminine)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic narrator voice in Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lone pilgrim/ascetic sees an alluring figure at a distance; a subtle aura of danger (dark haze) surrounds the path; the pilgrim turns toward a temple lamp or riverbank, choosing restraint.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Temptation is powerful; therefore one should be vigilant and guard the mind and senses.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this line; it reads as a general admonition within the pilgrimage-teaching context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is mentioned; it is a psychological-ethical warning.