Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ततो मे स्यान्मृषा वाणी तस्माद्गत्वा तदंतिकम् । शिक्षां ददामि तस्याहं यथा देवान्न दूषयेत्

Transliteration

tato me syānmṛṣā vāṇī tasmādgatvā tadaṃtikam | śikṣāṃ dadāmi tasyāhaṃ yathā devānna dūṣayet

Translation

แล้ววาจาของเราก็จักกลายเป็นเท็จ ดังนั้นเราจักไปหาเขาด้วยตนเอง และมอบคำสั่งสอนแก่เขา เพื่อมิให้เขาทำร้ายเหล่าเทพ

Word by Word

• ततः: then/therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (तस्मात्/then/therefore)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपम् (genitive/dative: of me/to me); अत्र षष्ठी (my)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• मृषा: false
• मृषा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृषा (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वाणी इति)

• वाणी: speech/utterance
• वाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय-प्रयोगः; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थकः (therefore/from that reason)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having gone)

• तदन्तिकम्: to his vicinity/near him
• तदन्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; गमनस्य कर्म (to that vicinity)

• शिक्षाम्: instruction/advice
• शिक्षाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमानकालः), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• तस्य: to him (for him)
• तस्य: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/उद्देश्य-निर्देशकः (so that/as)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• दूषयेत्: may harm/defile
• दूषयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दूष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Rāma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified figure resolves to go in person to instruct a potentially dangerous being; the visual focus is on the gravity of truthful speech and compassionate prevention rather than battle.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness is upheld not only by speech but by corrective action; dharma includes guiding others away from future wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the ‘śikṣā’ here is ethical instruction and governance.