Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 96
Devanagari script
न किंचिज्ज्ञायते तत्र समं विषममेव च । केवलं दानवेन्द्रश्च सर्वं पश्यति नेतरः
Transliteration
na kiṃcijjñāyate tatra samaṃ viṣamameva ca | kevalaṃ dānavendraśca sarvaṃ paśyati netaraḥ
Translation
அங்கே எதுவும் தெளிவாக அறிய முடியவில்லை—சமமோ சீரற்றதோ எனவும் இல்லை; தானவர்களின் தலைவன் மட்டுமே அனைத்தையும் கண்டான், மற்றவர் அல்லர்।
Word by Word
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)
kiṃcitanything
kiṃcit:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक-सर्वनाम
jñāyateis known; is perceived
jñāyate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (ज्ञा धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: there)
samameven; level
samam:
Karma (Object-part/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (implicit ‘किंचित्’)
viṣamamuneven; irregular
viṣamam:
Karma (Object-part/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootviṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण
evaindeed; just
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
kevalamonly
kevalam:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkevala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial: only)
dānavendraḥlord of the Dānavas
dānavendraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘दानवानाम् इन्द्रः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
sarvameverything
sarvam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
paśyatisees
paśyati:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (दृश् धातु; पश्य-आदेश)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
nanot
na:
Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)
itaraḥanother; anyone else
itaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootitara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame; specific speaker not explicit in snippet)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A near-total blackout where terrain disappears; confused figures grope in darkness while the dānava king moves confidently, eyes gleaming, as if the darkness is his domain.
Characters & Entities
D
Dānaveśvara/Dānava-indra (Andhaka implied)FAQs
Tamas creates confusion for beings; only the one who generates deception benefits from it—an image of adharma’s manipulative advantage.
Not stated in this verse.
None.