Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

न विशेषोऽस्ति विश्लेषस्तयोरेकोपिकायतः । ततश्च व्यवहारेषु समती तेषु वै तदा

Transliteration

na viśeṣo'sti viśleṣastayorekopikāyataḥ | tataśca vyavahāreṣu samatī teṣu vai tadā

Translation

ان دونوں میں کوئی امتیازی فرق نہ تھا؛ دونوں ایک ہی صورت کے معلوم ہوتے تھے۔ لہٰذا اُس وقت کے معاملاتِ فیصل میں بادشاہ اُن کے بارے میں یکساں توازن اور بے طرفی پر قائم رہا۔

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• viśeṣaḥ: difference, distinction
• viśeṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• viśleṣaḥ: separation, divergence
• viśleṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśleṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन

• ekaḥ: one
• ekaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• kāyataḥ: from the body/appearance (kāya)
• kāyataḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from/owing to)

• tataḥ: thereupon, from that
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक (thereupon/from that)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vyavahāreṣu: in dealings, in transactions
• vyavahāreṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyavahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• samatī: equality, sameness
• samatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (state of equality)

• teṣu: among/in them
• teṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/emphatic particle)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Time adjunct/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king in court faces two identical-looking men; ministers and townsfolk watch as the king maintains calm neutrality, refusing to favor either until proof emerges.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūbhuj (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When outward signs are inconclusive, dharma requires impartiality and careful inquiry rather than hasty condemnation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.