Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अहमेतद्विजानामि न त्वया सदृशी क्वचित् । अस्ति नारी तथाऽन्योपि विजानाति सुरेश्वरि

Transliteration

ahametadvijānāmi na tvayā sadṛśī kvacit | asti nārī tathā'nyopi vijānāti sureśvari

Translation

เรารู้สิ่งนี้ว่า ที่ใดๆ ก็ไม่มีสตรีใดเสมอด้วยเจ้า; และโอ้ราชินีแห่งเหล่าเทพ ก็ไม่มีสตรีอื่นใดรู้แจ้งเช่นเจ้า

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विजानामि: I know
• विजानामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• त्वया: than you / by you
• त्वया: Upamāna/Instrumental relation (Comparison basis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सदृशी: similar/equal
• सदृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Place/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb: ‘anywhere/ever’)

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• विजानाति: knows
• विजानाति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुरेश्वरि: O queen/lady of the gods
• सुरेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A consoling address to Pārvatī: the speaker affirms no woman equals her, none understands like her; Pārvatī’s face softens into steady resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It underscores discernment (viveka) and the ideal of wise, steady understanding as a divine virtue embodied by the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.