Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टिसमायुक्तः साधुसाध्विति चाऽब्रवीत् । समालिंग्य सुतां प्राह दाशकन्यां च सादरम्

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭisamāyuktaḥ sādhusādhviti cā'bravīt | samāliṃgya sutāṃ prāha dāśakanyāṃ ca sādaram

Translation

Bấy giờ lòng ông tràn đầy hoan hỷ, thốt lên: “Lành thay! Lành thay!” Rồi ôm lấy con gái mình, ông cũng kính cẩn ngỏ lời với con gái người đánh cá.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable: 'then/thereupon')

• तुष्टिसमायुक्तः: endowed with satisfaction
• तुष्टिसमायुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-आ-√युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle: 'endowed/connected'); तत्पुरुष-समास (तुष्ट्या समायुक्तः = endowed with satisfaction)

• साधु: well!
• साधु: Sambandha (Utterance content/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक (interjection/adverb: 'well! good!')

• साधु: well!
• साधु: Sambandha (Utterance content/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय/शब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-प्रशंसा (repeated exclamation)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle: 'thus')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: 'and')

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (imperfect, 3rd sg.)

• समालिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• समालिङ्ग्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√लिङ्ग् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive: 'having embraced')

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (perfect, 3rd sg.; irregular stem)

• दाशकन्याम्: the fisherman's daughter
• दाशकन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाश (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दाशस्य कन्या = fisherman's daughter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: respectfully/with regard)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A man, satisfied and moved, praises aloud, embraces his daughter, and respectfully addresses a fisherman's daughter; the atmosphere is softened by the afterglow of a miracle.

Characters & Entities

• rajaka (washerman)
• sutā (daughter)
• dāśakanyā (fisherman’s daughter)
• brāhmaṇas (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and respectful conduct (satkāra) toward those who assist in dharmic acts is itself a sign of inner purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates respectful acknowledgment and familial/emotional response within a tīrtha-related episode.