Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततः कोपपरीतात्मा यमः प्रोवाच किंकरम् । दीर्घायुरेष आनीतो धिक्पाप किमिदं कृतम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kopaparītātmā yamaḥ provāca kiṃkaram | dīrghāyureṣa ānīto dhikpāpa kimidaṃ kṛtam

Translation

จากนั้น พระยมผู้เปี่ยมด้วยโทสะจึงตรัสแก่บริวารว่า 'ผู้นี้มีอายุยืนยาว น่าละอายนัก เจ้าคนบาป! นี่เจ้าทำอะไรลงไป?'

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• कोपपरीतात्मा: whose self was overcome by anger
• कोपपरीतात्मा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप + परीत + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (यमस्य)

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• किंकरम्: to the servant (attendant)
• किंकरम्: Karma (Addressee as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दीर्घायुः: long-lived
• दीर्घायुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आनीतः: has been brought
• आनीतः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि

• धिक्: fie!
• धिक्: Bhava (Exclamation/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-अव्यय (interjection: fie!)

• पाप: O sinner!
• पाप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Interrogative object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Interrogative object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाक्ये सह

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि

Speaker

Yama

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, enraged, rebukes his servant for bringing a long-lived man, calling the act sinful and shameful.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Yamadūta
• Gokarṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is depicted as exacting: even a divine messenger is accountable, and the wrong taking of a life violates cosmic propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse focuses on Yama’s courtly correction; the story context remains tied to Mathurā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a reprimand emphasizing that the long-lived person should not have been seized.