Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच तां कन्यां ब्राह्मणीं संमतां सखीम् । कृतांजलिपुटा भूत्वा समालिंग्य च सादरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca tāṃ kanyāṃ brāhmaṇīṃ saṃmatāṃ sakhīm | kṛtāṃjalipuṭā bhūtvā samāliṃgya ca sādaram

Translation

จากนั้น นางได้กล่าวกับหญิงสาวผู้นั้น ซึ่งเป็นเพื่อนพราหมณ์ที่นางเคารพ ด้วยการพนมมือไหว้และสวมกอดด้วยความรักใคร่

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha/Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• प्रोवाच: said / spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म

• कन्याम्: girl
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म; ताम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य-अपेक्षा

• ब्राह्मणीम्: Brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म; कन्याम् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण-विशेषणवत् (appositional)

• संमताम्: approved / esteemed
• संमताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + मन् (धातु) → संमत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कन्याम्/ब्राह्मणीम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सखीम्: female friend
• सखीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्म; समानाधिकरण (apposition to kanyām)

• कृत-आञ्जलि-पुटा: with hands folded (in reverence)
• कृत-आञ्जलि-पुटा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातोः क्त) + आञ्जलि + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आञ्जल्याः पुटः यस्याः सः/सा; व्यवहारतः ‘कृताञ्जलिः’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम्

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); “having become”

• समालिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• समालिङ्ग्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + लिङ्ग् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); “having embraced”

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• सादरम्: respectfully / with affection
• सादरम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative: “respectfully”)

Speaker

Unspecified female character (addressing her Brāhmaṇa friend)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tender diplomatic scene: the speaker approaches her Brahmin maiden-friend, palms joined, then embraces her with care—respect and affection combined.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇī
• kanyā
• sakhī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in conflict, dharma is upheld through humility, respectful address, and reconciliation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this line; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts respectful conduct (ācāra) rather than a formal ritual.