Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

स्त्रीहत्ययान्वितं ज्ञात्वा ततस्तूर्णमिहागतः । ततो भीष्मो द्रुतं गत्वा तत्र स्थाने समाहितः

Transliteration

strīhatyayānvitaṃ jñātvā tatastūrṇamihāgataḥ | tato bhīṣmo drutaṃ gatvā tatra sthāne samāhitaḥ

Translation

Узнав, что он обременён грехом убийства женщины, Шантану (Śaṃtanu) поспешно прибыл туда. Затем Бхишма (Bhīṣma) быстро отправился и в том месте стал собранным, умиротворённым и сосредоточенным.

Word by Word

• strī-hatyayā: with the (sin of) woman-murder
• strī-hatyayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī + hatyā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; हेतु/सहभावे (with/through)

• anvitam: endowed/associated
• anvitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (एनम्/तम्—अध्याहृतम्)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Modifier (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• tūrṇam: quickly
• tūrṇam: Modifier (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tūrṇam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• āgataḥ: having come / came
• āgataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुँल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Modifier (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• bhīṣmaḥ: Bhīṣma
• bhīṣmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Modifier (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• sthāne: in the place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• samāhitaḥ: composed, concentrated
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुँल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; भावे—'समाहितः' = composed/collected

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; reporting events)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed western-side tīrtha of kṛṣṇāṅgāraka-ṣaṣṭhī

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śaṃtanu hastens to aid; Bhīṣma, burdened by sin, reaches the bathing place and becomes calm and focused before the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṃtanu
• Bhīṣma
• strīhatyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging fault and seeking purification with focused mind is upheld as a dharmic response to grave wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative points to the designated place—Śarmiṣṭhā-tīrtha—where Bhīṣma is to perform purificatory rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation for prāyaścitta: prompt travel to the tīrtha and mental composure (samādhāna) before bathing and rites.