Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच । चिरायुरस्ति कोऽप्यत्र यस्तं वेत्ति महीपतिम् । देशं वा तत्पुरं वापि तन्मे वदथ मा चिरम्

Transliteration

iṃdradyumna uvāca | cirāyurasti ko'pyatra yastaṃ vetti mahīpatim | deśaṃ vā tatpuraṃ vāpi tanme vadatha mā ciram

Translation

อินทรทยุมนะตรัสว่า: “ที่นี่มีผู้ใดอายุยืนยาวบ้างหรือ ผู้รู้จักพระราชานั้น—รู้แว่นแคว้นหรือแม้แต่นครของพระองค์? จงบอกเราโดยพลัน อย่าชักช้า”

Word by Word

• इंद्रद्युम्नः: Indradyumna
• इंद्रद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंद्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधन-रहित कर्तृपद

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चिरायुḥ: long life (longevity)
• चिरायुḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः चिरम्+आयुः (दीर्घम् आयुः)

• अस्ति: exists / is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• अपि: even / also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘even/also’ अर्थे

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• वेत्ति: knows
• वेत्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीपतिम्: the king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः मही+पति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘earth’s lord’)

• देशम्: the region/country
• देशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; ‘also/even’ अर्थे

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘मम’ (enclitic)

• वदथ: tell (you all)
• वदथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (prohibitive particle)

• चिरम्: for long / long (time)
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Indradyumna

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jana (the people)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indradyumna stands firm, addressing the gathered people, asking for any long-lived witness who knows the king, land, or city.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Earnest seeking—especially regarding dharma and sacred history—should be pursued promptly and with humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene sets up a pilgrimage inquiry that leads toward Naimiṣāraṇya, a famed tīrtha-forest associated with ancient sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it is an urgent request for guidance about sacred lineage and place.