Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 155

Devanagari script

तस्माद्धन्यतरं मन्ये अहमात्मानमद्य वै । यस्य मे त्वं सुता ईदृगीदृक्छास्त्रविचक्षणा

Transliteration

tasmāddhanyataraṃ manye ahamātmānamadya vai | yasya me tvaṃ sutā īdṛgīdṛkchāstravicakṣaṇā

Translation

“因此，今日我自认最为有福——因为你是我的女儿，如此明慧，如此善解诸经论（śāstra）。”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत्; पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययप्रयोग (from that/therefore)

• धन्यतरम्: more fortunate
• धन्यतरम्: Karman (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• मन्ये: I consider
• मन्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: myself
• आत्मानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थ (indeed)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• ईदृक्: such (of this kind)
• ईदृक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण

• ईदृक्: so very (such)
• ईदृक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• शास्त्रविचक्षणा: skilled in the scriptures
• शास्त्रविचक्षणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक) + vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सप्तमी/तत्पुरुषार्थे (śāstre vicakṣaṇā = skilled in scripture)

Speaker

Muni (the sage)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: his daughter

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage’s face softens into admiration; he gestures toward his daughter as if offering a blessing; manuscripts and rosary indicate her learning.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma honors śāstra-guided discernment; even an elder should rejoice when corrected by genuine wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.