Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

रोहिताश्व उवाच । अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वापि यत्पापं कुरुते नरः । उपायं तस्य नाशाय किंचिन्मे वद सन्मुने

Transliteration

rohitāśva uvāca | ajñānājjñānato vāpi yatpāpaṃ kurute naraḥ | upāyaṃ tasya nāśāya kiṃcinme vada sanmune

Translation

โรหิตาศวะทูลว่า: มนุษย์ทำบาปด้วยความไม่รู้หรือด้วยความรู้ก็ตาม ข้าแต่สันตมุนี โปรดบอกอุบายสักประการแก่ข้าพเจ้าเพื่อทำลายบาปนั้น

Word by Word

• रोहिताश्वः: Rohitāśva
• रोहिताश्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rohitāśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अज्ञानात्: from ignorance / due to ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ज्ञानतः: knowingly / from knowledge
• ज्ञानतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), प्रकारे/हेतौ

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• यत्: whatever (which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरुते: does/commits
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपायम्: remedy/means
• उपायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of that (sin)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाशाय: for destruction
• नाशाय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); अल्पपरिमाणवाचक (something/a little)

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वद: tell
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सन्मुने: O good sage
• सन्मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—सन् मुनिः (श्रेष्ठ-मुनिः)

Speaker

Rohitāśva

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rohitāśva, humbled, speaks to Mārkaṇḍeya with folded hands; the king’s face shows remorse and earnestness; the sage listens compassionately in an āśrama setting.

Characters & Entities

• Rohitāśva
• Mārkaṇḍeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Accountability applies to both intentional and unintentional wrongdoing, and dharma provides remedies through proper guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it initiates an instruction within the broader tīrtha-māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for an upāya (remedy) is made, but no specific rite is stated yet.