Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तत्र विप्रान्समावेश्य सर्वान्प्रोवाच सादरम् । वयं युष्मत्प्रसादेन राज्यं कुर्मः सदैव हि

Transliteration

tatra viprānsamāveśya sarvānprovāca sādaram | vayaṃ yuṣmatprasādena rājyaṃ kurmaḥ sadaiva hi

Translation

Tại đó, nhà vua cho triệu tập tất cả các Bà-la-môn, rồi cung kính thưa rằng: “Quả thật nhờ ân phúc của chư vị mà chúng tôi hằng ngày trị vì vương quốc.”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• विप्रान्: Brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• समावेश्य: having assembled/gathered
• समावेश्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-विश् (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘विप्रान्’

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• युष्मत्प्रसादेन: by your favor
• युष्मत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मत्-प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतु/साधन

• राज्यम्: kingdom/rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुर्मः: we do/maintain
• कुर्मः: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा-एव (अव्यय; संधि)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting the king’s words)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a सभा-like hall or temple courtyard at Camatkārapura, the king stands with folded hands before an assembly of brāhmaṇas seated on kuśa mats, speaking with respectful gravity.

Characters & Entities

• vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• rājya (kingdom)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rulers uphold dharma by humility and honoring spiritual counsel; social order thrives through respect for the learned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene is set at Camatkārapura from the previous verse; this line focuses on the king’s address rather than tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; it establishes the authority of brāhmaṇas who will conduct śāntika rites.