Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

तावद्रूपं च तत्काष्ठं दृष्ट्वाऽनर्तो महीपतिः । विषादसहितश्चैव पश्चात्तापसमन्वितः

Transliteration

tāvadrūpaṃ ca tatkāṣṭhaṃ dṛṣṭvā'narto mahīpatiḥ | viṣādasahitaścaiva paścāttāpasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Увидев тот самый образ на куске дерева, царь пришёл в смятение — исполненный скорби и отягощённый раскаянием.

Word by Word

• tāvat-rūpam: of such a form / so-formed
• tāvat-rūpam: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘तत्काष्ठम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tat-kāṣṭham: that piece of wood
• tat-kāṣṭham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘दृष्ट्वा’ (having seen)

• anartaḥ: Anarta (name of the king)
• anartaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्

• mahīpatiḥ: the king
• mahīpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘अनर्तः’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण-विशेष्य (apposition)

• viṣāda-sahitaḥ: accompanied by sorrow
• viṣāda-sahitaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣāda (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अनर्तः/महīपतिः’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• paścāt-tāpa-samanvitaḥ: endowed with remorse
• paścāt-tāpa-samanvitaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścāt-tāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अनर्तः/महīपतिः’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king gazes at the consecrated wooden manifestation; his posture collapses into grief—downcast eyes, trembling hands—surrounded by silent attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Mahīpati (King)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner transformation begins with remorse; recognizing wrongdoing is portrayed as the first step toward restoration and peace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is part of the chapter’s broader māhātmya, but this verse does not name it directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the focus is the king’s grief and repentance.