Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

तथान्येऽपि च दृश्यंते युष्माभिः सह संगताः । य एते मानवा काराः स्वल्पतेजोन्विताः स्थिताः

Transliteration

tathānye'pi ca dṛśyaṃte yuṣmābhiḥ saha saṃgatāḥ | ya ete mānavā kārāḥ svalpatejonvitāḥ sthitāḥ

Translation

“และยังเห็นผู้อื่นอีกที่มาชุมนุมร่วมกับท่าน—มนุษย์เหล่านี้ที่ยืนอยู่ ณ ที่นี้ มีรัศมีเพียงน้อยนิด”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/प्रकार (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (thus/so)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधकः (and)

• दृश्यन्ते: are seen
• दृश्यन्ते: क्रिया (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (are seen)

• युष्माभिः: with you (pl.)
• युष्माभिः: सहकारक/करण (with you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सह: with
• सह: सहकारक
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक-उपपदं (with)

• संगताः: associated/assembled
• संगताः: कर्ता (subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√गम् (धातु) → संगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त/PPP) — ‘associated/come together’

• ये: who/which
• ये: कर्ता (relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धवाचकः (relative pronoun)

• एते: these
• एते: कर्ता (demonstrative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; निर्देशार्थकः

• मानवाः: humans
• मानवाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• काराः: doers/servants (agents)
• काराः: कर्ता (apposition to मानवाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘कार’ = कृतकर्म/सेवक/कार्यकर्ता इत्यर्थे (agent/doer)

• स्वल्प-तेजः-अन्विताः: endowed with little splendor/power
• स्वल्प-तेजः-अन्विताः: कर्ता (subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (स्वल्पं तेजः यस्य/तेजसा अन्विताः)

• स्थिताः: are standing/present
• स्थिताः: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गे; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त/PPP)

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests a questioner addressing the Pitṛs)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pitṛs (collective)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā indicates a secondary group: human figures with faint halos standing among Pitṛs, suggesting merit yet deprivation; the contrast between Pitṛ radiance and human dimness is central.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• mānavāḥ (humans)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beings are recognized by their tejas; lack of ritual nourishment and merit can manifest as diminished radiance, prompting inquiry into dharmic remedies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the snippet itself does not name a specific tīrtha, focusing instead on pitṛ-related significance connected to tīrtha practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription appears in this verse; it sets up the discussion that follows about kavya/śrāddha offerings for pitṛ satisfaction.