Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततः कदाचिदेवाथ फलार्थं निर्गता बहिः । अपश्यच्छांडिलीनाम पतिपार्श्वे व्यवस्थिताम्

Transliteration

tataḥ kadācidevātha phalārthaṃ nirgatā bahiḥ | apaśyacchāṃḍilīnāma patipārśve vyavasthitām

Translation

پھر ایک بار وہ پھل ڈھونڈنے کے لیے باہر نکلی۔ وہاں اس نے شاندِلی نامی عورت کو اپنے شوہر کے پہلو میں کھڑا دیکھا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (then/thereafter)

• kadācit: once/sometime
• kadācit: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at some time)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• phalārtham: for fruit (to get fruit)
• phalārtham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: phala + artha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: द्वितीया-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (accusative of purpose); षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (फलस्य अर्थः)

• nirgatā: went out
• nirgatā: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-gam (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘निर्गता’ = went out

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: outside)

• apaśyat: saw
• apaśyat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paś (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śāṃḍilīm: Śāṇḍilī
• śāṃḍilīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṃḍilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• nāma: named
• nāma: Appositive marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशार्थक-निपात (particle indicating name)

• pati-pārśve: at the husband's side
• pati-pārśve: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतेः पार्श्वे)

• vyavasthitām: standing/positioned
• vyavasthitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्थिताम्’ = standing/placed

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Outdoor grove near the hermitage: Kātyāyanī with a small fruit basket pauses, noticing Śāṇḍilī standing confidently beside her husband; the moment is charged—recognition, surprise, and the promise of counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Kātyāyanī
• Śāṇḍilī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas often introduce exemplary figures (like Śāṇḍilī) whose conduct becomes a mirror for self-correction and dharma-learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is narrative movement within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes an encounter.