Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
Devanagari script
किं दत्तास्मि मुनिश्रेष्ठ त्वयाहं चास्य भूपतेः । येन मां कालयंत्यस्य पुरुषाः स्वामिनो यथा
Transliteration
kiṃ dattāsmi muniśreṣṭha tvayāhaṃ cāsya bhūpateḥ | yena māṃ kālayaṃtyasya puruṣāḥ svāmino yathā
Translation
ข้าแต่มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ท่านได้มอบข้าให้แก่พระราชานี้แล้วหรือ? เพราะเหตุนี้หรือที่คนของเขาขับไล่ข้าราวกับข้าเป็นทรัพย์ของนายเขา
Word by Word
किम्what?
किम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम
दत्ताgiven
दत्ता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (given)
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
मुनिश्रेष्ठO best of sages
मुनिश्रेष्ठ:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; करण/कर्तृकरण (by you)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक
अस्यof this (man); of him
अस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; सम्बन्ध
भूपतेःof the king
भूपतेः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootभूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भू + पति)
येनby which; whereby
येन:
Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/हेतुवाचक (by which/whereby)
माम्me
माम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; कर्म
कालयन्तिthey drive/harass
कालयन्ति:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकलय्/कल् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense in usage (to drive/harass)
अस्यof him
अस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध
पुरुषाःmen, servants
पुरुषाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता
स्वामिनःof (their) master
स्वामिनः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (स्वामिनः) / प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन (स्वामिनः) रूपसाम्यं; अत्र षष्ठी एकवचन (of the master) अपेक्षितम्
यथाas, like
यथा:
Comparator (उपमान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as, just as)
Speaker
Nandinī
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Close scene: Nandinī, bruised, looks up at Vasiṣṭha with pleading eyes, as if asking whether she has been given away; Vasiṣṭha listens, composed yet grave.
Characters & Entities
N
NandinīV
VasiṣṭhaFAQs
Those under protection of the righteous should not be surrendered to injustice; guardianship is a sacred responsibility.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.
None.