Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्सा जायते हर्म्ये षण्मासाभ्यंतरे च तत् । करोति विभवैर्हीनं धनदस्याप्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

yasminsā jāyate harmye ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare ca tat | karoti vibhavairhīnaṃ dhanadasyāpyasaṃśayam

Translation

“Và chính tòa dinh thự nơi nàng sinh ra, trong vòng sáu tháng nàng khiến nó mất sạch phú quý—không nghi ngờ gì, dẫu đó là nhà của Kubera, chúa tể tài bảo.”

Word by Word

• yasmin: in which (house)
• yasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative)

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

• jāyate: is born
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि—‘is born’

• harmye: in the mansion/house
• harmye: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ṣaṇ-māsa-abhyaṃtare: within six months
• ṣaṇ-māsa-abhyaṃtare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhyaṃtara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘षण्मासानाम् अभ्यन्तरे’

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

• tat: that (result)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम—अत्र कर्म/फलनिर्देशः

• karoti: makes, renders
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• vibhavaiḥ: with wealth/prosperity
• vibhavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• hīnam: deprived, lacking
• hīnam: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘धनदम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• dhanadasya: of Kubera (lord of wealth)
• dhanadasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = ‘even/also’ (emphatic particle)

• asaṃśayam: without doubt
• asaṃśayam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative); निःसंशयार्थक (without doubt)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand mansion gradually losing its splendor: lamps dim, servants depart, granaries empty—an allegory of Lakshmi leaving; Kubera’s emblematic wealth shown as powerless.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Viṣakanyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material prosperity is fragile under adverse karma; dharma and right action are portrayed as the true protectors of well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse; it continues the omen-based narrative within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated.