Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एतेन निशिताग्रेग शरेणा नतपर्वणा । दिव्यास्त्रमंत्रयुक्तेन सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

etena niśitāgrega śareṇā nataparvaṇā | divyāstramaṃtrayuktena satyametadbravīmyaham

Translation

“ด้วยศรนี้—ปลายคมและข้อแน่น—ซึ่งประกอบด้วยมนตร์แห่งอาวุธทิพย์ เรากล่าวความนี้เป็นสัจจะ”

Word by Word

• एतेन: with this
• एतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — सर्वनाम-रूप

• निशिताग्रेण: with sharp tip
• निशिताग्रेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (निशितम् अग्रं यस्य) — ‘sharp-pointed’

• शरेण: by an arrow
• शरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• नतपर्वणा: with bent joints (of the shaft)
• नतपर्वणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नतानि पर्वाणि यस्य) — ‘with bent joints/knots’

• दिव्यास्त्रमंत्रयुक्तेन: endowed with divine weapon-mantras
• दिव्यास्त्रमंत्रयुक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + अस्त्र + मन्त्र + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (दिव्यैः अस्त्र-मन्त्रैः युक्तः) — क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘endowed/connected’

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेष्य-रूपेण (object-complement)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — सर्वनाम-रूप

• ब्रवीमि: I speak/say
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

Speaker

Daśaratha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of the arrow: sharp tip, well-jointed shaft; the hero invokes divine-weapon mantras and seals the act with a solemn declaration of truth.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Divyāstra
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthfulness and disciplined power—when joined to dharma—become spiritually potent and protective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it serves the narrative within the tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; mantra-empowered weaponry is referenced as part of the story.