Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

दानवैश्च पराभूतैस्तथाभूतां च मातरम् । किमागमनकृत्यं च दुःखितानां ममांतिके

Transliteration

dānavaiśca parābhūtaistathābhūtāṃ ca mātaram | kimāgamanakṛtyaṃ ca duḥkhitānāṃ mamāṃtike

Translation

దానవులు పరాజితులై, మాత కూడా అట్టి స్థితిలో ఉన్నదని చూసి అతడు అన్నాడు— ‘దుఃఖితులై మీరు నా సన్నిధికి ఎందుకు వచ్చారు? మీ రాక యొక్క ప్రయోజనం ఏమిటి?’

Word by Word

• दानवैः: by the Danavas
• दानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

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

• पराभूतैः: (who were) defeated
• पराभूतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराभू (धातु) → पराभूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• तथाभूताम्: thus affected/in such a state
• तथाभूताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (तथा एव भूता) ; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

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

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• आगमनकृत्यम्: purpose of coming/what is to be done by coming
• आगमनकृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आगमनस्य कृत्यम्)

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

• दुःखितानाम्: of the distressed
• दुःखितानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied ‘तेषाम्’)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• अन्तिके: near/in the presence
• अन्तिके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

Speaker

Vṛtra (contextual; direct question in first person)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛtra observes the defeated Dānavas and their mother’s altered, sorrowful state; he leans forward in attentive inquiry, the group standing with bowed heads.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtra
• Dānavas
• Mother of the Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Before granting aid, a dharmic figure seeks clarity of intent; truthful disclosure of one’s need is part of proper refuge-seeking.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse; it is part of the chapter’s narrative exchange.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a conversational prompt setting up the petition.