Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

अथ दुद्राव वेगेन गृह्य काष्ठसमुच्चयम् । द्वाभ्यामेव विनाशाय भर्त्समानो मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

atha dudrāva vegena gṛhya kāṣṭhasamuccayam | dvābhyāmeva vināśāya bhartsamāno muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

Rồi ông lao tới thật nhanh, chộp lấy một bó củi; hết lần này đến lần khác ông dọa sẽ hủy diệt nàng, vừa mắng nhiếc liên hồi.

Word by Word

• अथ: then, thereupon
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपक्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (indeclinable; then/thereupon)

• दुद्राव: ran, rushed
• दुद्राव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम् (3rd person singular)

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• गृह्य: having seized/taken
• गृह्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); ‘गृहित्वा’ अर्थे

• काष्ठसमुच्चयम्: a heap/collection of wood
• काष्ठसमुच्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + समुच्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Accusative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (काष्ठानां समुच्चयः)

• द्वाभ्याम्: by two (persons/things)
• द्वाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम् (Instrumental dual)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (indeclinable; emphatic/only)

• विनाशाय: for destruction
• विनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Dative singular)

• भर्त्समानः: rebuking, scolding
• भर्त्समानः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भर्त्स् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Nom. sg.)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb; repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb; repeatedly)

Speaker

Narrator (describing Jābāli’s action)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A furious ascetic/sage rushes forward clutching a bundle of sticks, body leaning into motion, eyes blazing; the threatened woman recoils in fear; the setting hints at a forest-edge near a sacred spot.

Characters & Entities

• Jābāli
• kāṣṭha (sticks)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when correcting wrongdoing, dharma cautions against violence born of anger; restraint and right judgment are essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate setting remains the sacred sphere termed “Hara’s mansion,” but no named tīrtha appears in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse depicts reprimand and threatened punishment.