Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततो निवार्य सैन्यं स्वमुपद्रवभयान्नृपः । पञ्चभिः पांडवैः सार्धं शतसंख्यैस्तथा सुतैः

Transliteration

tato nivārya sainyaṃ svamupadravabhayānnṛpaḥ | pañcabhiḥ pāṃḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ śatasaṃkhyaistathā sutaiḥ

Translation

แล้วพระราชาเกรงจะเกิดความวุ่นวาย จึงสั่งยับยั้งกองทัพของตนไว้ และเสด็จดำเนินไปพร้อมปาณฑพทั้งห้า อีกทั้งโอรสทั้งร้อย

Word by Word

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

• निवार्य: having restrained
• निवार्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि+वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund); ‘having restrained/checked’

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; ‘सैन्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• उपद्रवभयात्: from fear of trouble
• उपद्रवभयात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव-भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचनम्; उपद्रवस्य भयम् (fear of disturbance)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; ‘पाण्डवैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पाण्डवैः: with the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्ययम् (together with)

• शतसंख्यैः: numbering a hundred
• शतसंख्यैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत-संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; ‘सुतैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीत्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (also/likewise)

• सुतैः: with sons
• सुतैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the boundary of the hermitage zone, the king signals his troops to halt; only a small, respectful party proceeds—Pāṇḍavas alongside—toward the quiet āśramas, conveying humility and protection of sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kauravas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching a tīrtha requires humility and non-disruption—worldly power is set aside to protect the sanctity of the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unnamed kṣetra of Adhyāya 72; this verse emphasizes proper conduct upon entering it.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral prescription: restrain military display and avoid causing upadrava (disturbance) in a sacred area.