Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

तांबूलोत्थानि छिद्राणि यथा स्युर्धनिनामिह । तानि सर्वाणि चीर्णानि त्वया राजन्नजानता । तेन वै विभवोच्छित्तिः संजाता सहसा नृप

Transliteration

tāṃbūlotthāni chidrāṇi yathā syurdhanināmiha | tāni sarvāṇi cīrṇāni tvayā rājannajānatā | tena vai vibhavocchittiḥ saṃjātā sahasā nṛpa

Translation

ช่องโหว่และโทษที่เกิดจากการเคี้ยวตัมบูละในหมู่ผู้มั่งคั่งนั้น—ท่านได้กระทำครบถ้วนแล้ว โอ้พระราชา โดยไม่รู้ตัว เพราะเหตุนั้น โอ้กษัตริย์ ความรุ่งเรืองของท่านจึงพินาศลงโดยฉับพลัน

Word by Word

• ताम्बूलोत्थानि: arisen from betel (tāmbūla)
• ताम्बूलोत्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्बूल + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक); ताम्बूलात् उत्थानि
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सप्तमी/पञ्चमी-अर्थे तत्पुरुषः (source)

• छिद्राणि: holes/defects
• छिद्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (adverb/conjunction)

• स्युः: may be/are
• स्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• धनिनाम्: of the wealthy
• धनिनाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (तानि-विशेषण)

• चीर्णानि: committed/done
• चीर्णानि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘done/committed/observed’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रितीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• अजानता: unknowingly
• अजानता: Karana (Instrument/Agent qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त) with नञ्-प्रत्यय (अ-)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय) ‘जानत्’ + नञ्; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वया-विशेषण)

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ (by that/therefore)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/खलु-अर्थे निपात (particle)

• विभवोच्छित्तिः: destruction of prosperity
• विभवोच्छित्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव + उच्छित्ति (प्रातिपदिक); विभवस्य उच्छित्तिः
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• संजाता: has arisen/occurred
• संजाता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘arisen/occurred’

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada (contextual continuation to the king)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king appears distressed as a sage explains the hidden ‘holes’/vulnerabilities in wealth caused by improper betel practice; visual metaphor of cracked treasure vessels or leaking pots beside royal treasury.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• rājan/nṛpa (king)
• tāmbūla
• dhanin (wealthy)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unknowing lapses still bear fruit; dharma asks for mindful living, especially for those entrusted with wealth and power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter that uses moral causality to frame sacred practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies avoidance/care regarding improper tāmbūla-related conduct; explicit prāyaścitta is asked in the following verses.