Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तत्रापि पीड्यते नित्यं सर्वतस्तु मलिम्लुचैः

Transliteration

tatrāpi pīḍyate nityaṃ sarvatastu malimlucaiḥ

Translation

అక్కడ కూడా అతడు నిత్యం అన్ని వైపుల నుండీ మలిమ్లుచులు (ధర్మరహిత దోపిడీదారులు) చేత వేధింపబడుతూ ఉండెను.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• पीड्यते: is oppressed
• पीड्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे अव्ययवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• मलिम्लुचैः: by robbers/outlaws
• मलिम्लुचैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मलिम्लुच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raivataka-giri (approach paths)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the rugged foothills, bandits encircle the weakened king; thorny shrubs, rocky paths, and shadowed trees convey constant harassment and insecurity.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering can persist even after flight; true refuge is implied to be spiritual—found through dharma and tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this line; it continues the lead-up toward the chapter’s Śaṅkhatīrtha māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.