Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तच्च क्षेत्रं विशेषेण यत्रागच्छंति ते सदा । राक्षसाः क्रूरकर्माणो महामांसस्य लोलुपाः

Transliteration

tacca kṣetraṃ viśeṣeṇa yatrāgacchaṃti te sadā | rākṣasāḥ krūrakarmāṇo mahāmāṃsasya lolupāḥ

Translation

และบริเวณเฉพาะแห่งเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น—ที่พวกมันมักมาถึงเสมอ—ถูกครอบงำด้วยรากษสผู้กระทำการโหดร้าย โลภในเนื้อจำนวนมาก

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (and)

• क्षेत्रम्: the place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/विशेष्य) एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणत्वेन (instrumental used adverbially: especially)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• आगच्छन्ति: come
• आगच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (they come)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (they)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

• राक्षसाः: demons/rākṣasas
• राक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता) बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• क्रूरकर्माणः: of cruel deeds
• क्रूरकर्माणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (क्रूरं कर्म येषाम्/क्रूरकर्माणः) विशेषण

• महामांसस्य: of great flesh
• महामांसस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मांस (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महद् मांसम्)

• लोलुपाः: greedy
• लोलुपाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोलुप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; विशेषण (greedy)

Speaker

Petitioners/reporters to King Kuśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A marked tract of the sacred region: dark grove, rākṣasas with fierce faces and weapons, stalking pilgrims; the contrast between kshetra markers and wilderness is emphasized.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity must be safeguarded; when cruelty dominates, pilgrimage and dharma-practice are obstructed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the account of the afflicted zone within the kṣetra discussed in this adhyāya (Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it characterizes the nature of the threat.