Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

रत्नभूता ततो धेनुर्ममेयं नंदिनी स्थिता । दण्डेनापि ग्रहीष्यामि साम्ना यच्छसि नो यदि

Transliteration

ratnabhūtā tato dhenurmameyaṃ naṃdinī sthitā | daṇḍenāpi grahīṣyāmi sāmnā yacchasi no yadi

Translation

โคนี้ประดุจรัตนะ นันทินีนี้เป็นของเรา หากท่านไม่ยอมมอบด้วยวาจาอ่อนโยน เราจักยึดเอาแม้ด้วยกำลังและทัณฑ์

Word by Word

• रत्नभूता: become (like) a jewel; jewel-like
• रत्नभूता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न + भू (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भू धातोः), विशेषणम्

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (then/thereafter)

• धेनुः: cow
• धेनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• इयम्: this (female)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नन्दिनी: Nandinī
• नन्दिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• स्थिता: stood, remained
• स्थिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• दण्डेन: with a staff; by force
• दण्डेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• ग्रहिष्यामि: I will seize/take
• ग्रहिष्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• साम्ना: by conciliation; by gentle words
• साम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• यच्छसि: you give, you hand over
• यच्छसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नः: to us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) बहुवचनस्य/षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचनस्य रूपम्; अत्र सम्प्रदानार्थे (to us)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Connector (सम्बन्ध/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra, in royal attire, points commandingly toward the divine cow Nandinī near a sage’s hermitage, his hand gripping a staff as he threatens to take her by force.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Nandinī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When power seeks to override dharma, conflict arises; the verse highlights the danger of treating sacred beings as royal property.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the episode within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declaration of intent to use coercion.