Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततः सा व्रीडया युक्ता प्रच्छादितशिरास्ततः । नृपाग्रे संस्थिता प्रोचे विद्धिसम्यङ्निजं प्रियम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sā vrīḍayā yuktā pracchāditaśirāstataḥ | nṛpāgre saṃsthitā proce viddhisamyaṅnijaṃ priyam

Translation

پھر وہ حیا سے بھر کر، سر ڈھانپے ہوئے، بادشاہ کے سامنے کھڑی ہوئی اور بولی: “ٹھیک ٹھیک جان لیجیے کہ میرا اپنا سچا محبوب کون ہے۔”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — thereafter

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — she

• vrīḍayā: with modesty
• vrīḍayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — करण (with shame/modesty)

• yuktā: endowed (with)
• yuktā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘endowed/connected’ (with)

• pracchādita-śirāḥ: with her head covered
• pracchādita-śirāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pracchādita (pra+chad, धातु; क्त) + śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘प्रच्छादितं शिरो यस्याः सा’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘with head covered’ qualifying ‘sā’

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — then/thereupon

• nṛpa-agre: before the king
• nṛpa-agre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + agre (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास: ‘नृपस्य अग्रे’ = ‘before the king’; अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• saṃsthitā: stood
• saṃsthitā: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having stood/being stationed’

• proce: said
• proce: Kriya (Speech/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘she said’ (archaic perfect form)

• viddhi: know
• viddhi: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘know!’

• samyaṅ: properly
• samyaṅ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyañc (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘properly/correctly’

• nijam: one’s own
• nijam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण of ‘priyam’

• priyam: beloved matter/dear one
• priyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — कर्म (what is to be known)

Speaker

The wife (name not given in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A veiled noblewoman stands before the king, head covered, eyes lowered; she speaks with quiet firmness, asking the king to discern her true beloved correctly.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhatsena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in delicate situations, truth must be spoken with dignity; dharma is clarified through honest declaration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.