Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततस्तद्वनमुत्सृज्य जगामान्यन्महावनम् । नानावृक्षगणैर्युक्तं बहुश्वापदसंकुलम्

Transliteration

tatastadvanamutsṛjya jagāmānyanmahāvanam | nānāvṛkṣagaṇairyuktaṃ bahuśvāpadasaṃkulam

Translation

پھر وہ اس جنگل کو چھوڑ کر ایک اور بڑے بیابان کی طرف گیا، جو طرح طرح کے درختوں سے بھرا ہوا اور بے شمار جنگلی درندوں سے گنجان تھا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier of vanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• utsṛjya: having left
• utsṛjya: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud+√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभावः; ‘उत्सृज्’ = having abandoned/left

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• anyat: another
• anyat: Visheshana (Qualifier of mahāvanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahāvanam: a great forest
• mahāvanam: Karma (Goal/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = great forest

• nānāvṛkṣagaṇaiḥ: with groups of various trees
• nānāvṛkṣagaṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नानाविधाः वृक्षगणाः)

• yuktam: endowed (with)
• yuktam: Visheshana (Qualifier of mahāvanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) = endowed/connected

• bahuśvāpada-saṃkulam: crowded with many wild beasts
• bahuśvāpada-saṃkulam: Visheshana (Qualifier of mahāvanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + śvā-pada (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बहूनि श्वापदानि यस्मिन्/येन संकुलम्) = crowded with many wild beasts

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast, untamed forest packed with diverse trees; shadows conceal wild beasts; the traveler exits one forest and enters a darker, larger one.

Characters & Entities

• Nala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wandering through hardship symbolizes the soul’s journey; perseverance prepares one for encounter with sacred space and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse is transitional; the chapter’s tīrtha focus culminates in Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated.