Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तां ददावथ पत्न्यर्थे धार्तराष्ट्राय धीमते । दुर्योधनाय संमन्त्र्य विष्णुना सह यादवः

Transliteration

tāṃ dadāvatha patnyarthe dhārtarāṣṭrāya dhīmate | duryodhanāya saṃmantrya viṣṇunā saha yādavaḥ

Translation

แล้วชาวยาทวะได้ปรึกษาหารือร่วมกับพระวิษณุ จึงมอบนางให้เป็นชายาแก่ธารถราษฏระผู้มีปัญญา คือทุรโยธนะ

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (sequence particle: 'then')

• पत्नी-अर्थे: for (as) a wife
• पत्नी-अर्थे: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose of)

• धार्तराष्ट्राय: to Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)
• धार्तराष्ट्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र + अण् (धार्तराष्ट्र) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धीमते: to the intelligent one
• धीमते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• दुर्योधनाय: to Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संमन्त्र्य: having consulted
• संमन्त्र्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र् (धातु) → संमन्त्र्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (having consulted)

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-उपसर्गसदृश (postposition: 'with')

• यादवः: the Yādava (Balabhadra)
• यादवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council scene: a Yādava elder (Balabhadra/Yādava representative) confers with Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa; nearby, Bhānumatī is respectfully veiled; emissaries of Duryodhana await the decision; the mood is solemn and strategic.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānumatī
• Duryodhana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Viṣṇu
• Yādava (Balabhadra/Balarāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Major events of royal life are portrayed as guided by counsel and dharmic deliberation, showing how worldly alliances unfold within a sacred-historical frame.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the marriage episode functions as a lead-in to the journey and the later praise of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates a marriage arrangement.