Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सेयं तव सुता राजन्यथोक्ता विष कन्यका । पैतृकं श्वाशुरीयं च हनिष्यति गृहद्वयम्

Transliteration

seyaṃ tava sutā rājanyathoktā viṣa kanyakā | paitṛkaṃ śvāśurīyaṃ ca haniṣyati gṛhadvayam

Translation

اے بادشاہ! یہ تیری ہی بیٹی ہے، جیسا کہا گیا، ایک وِش کنیا؛ یہ باپ کے گھر اور سسرال—دونوں گھرانوں کو ہلاک کر دے گی۔

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• yathā-uktā: as stated, as said
• yathā-uktā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (√vac, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषण—‘यथोक्ता’ = ‘as said/aforementioned’

• viṣa: poison
• viṣa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपमान/विशेषणार्थे (poisonous)

• kanyakā: girl, maiden
• kanyakā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• paitṛkam: paternal
• paitṛkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paitṛka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘गृहद्वयम्’ इति

• śvāśurīyam: of the father-in-law (in-law’s)
• śvāśurīyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śvāśurīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘गृहद्वयम्’ इति

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

• haniṣyati: will destroy
• haniṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• gṛha-dvayam: the two households
• gṛha-dvayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास—‘द्वे गृहे’ (two households)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A counselor points toward the princess, naming her viṣakanyā; behind, two houses are shown symbolically cracking or darkening—paternal and in-laws’ homes—signifying dual destruction.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Viṣakanyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions and circumstances shaped by karma can ripple across families; dharma demands careful, compassionate, and wise decision-making.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse delivers a warning about consequences.