Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अथ ते कुपिताः प्रोचुः सर्व एव द्विजोत्तमाः । सीत्कारान्विविधान्कृत्वा क्रोध संरक्तलोचनाः

Transliteration

atha te kupitāḥ procuḥ sarva eva dvijottamāḥ | sītkārānvividhānkṛtvā krodha saṃraktalocanāḥ

Translation

Então todos aqueles brâmanes eminentes, enfurecidos, falaram; emitindo diversos silvos, tinham os olhos rubros de ira.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st)

• kupitāḥ: angered
• kupitāḥ: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कृदन्त; √kup)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st)

• procuḥ: said
• procuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• dvija-uttamāḥ: excellent Brahmins
• dvija-uttamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (‘उत्तमाः द्विजाः’), पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st)

• sīt-kārān: hissing sounds
• sīt-kārān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sīt-kāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd)

• vividhān: various
• vividhān: Karma (Object attribute/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd)

• kṛtvā: having made/doing
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• krodha: anger
• krodha: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), एकवचन (singular), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd; used adverbially as ‘in anger’)

• saṃrakta-locanāḥ: with reddened eyes
• saṃrakta-locanāḥ: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃrakta (कृदन्त; √rañj with saṃ-) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि समास (‘संरक्ते लोचने यस्य’), पुल्लिङ्ग (masculine), बहुवचन (plural), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta as frame-narrator in this section)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas rise or lean forward, faces flushed, eyes reddened; their lips curl as they emit hissing, a collective sign of contempt and impending curse.

Characters & Entities

• dvijottamāḥ (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger arises when dharma is perceived to be violated; the verse sets up a moral correction through śāstric standards.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is within the Tīrthamāhātmya flow of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, but no specific tīrtha name appears in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; it introduces the brāhmaṇas’ reaction that leads into prāyaścitta discussion.