Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

आसीद्धयो ममाऽधस्ताज्जात्यः सर्वगुणान्वितः । सोऽपि कर्मविपाकेन पञ्चत्वं समुपस्थितः ।ा

Transliteration

āsīddhayo mamā'dhastājjātyaḥ sarvaguṇānvitaḥ | so'pi karmavipākena pañcatvaṃ samupasthitaḥ |ा

Translation

我身下曾有我的骏马——良种出身，具足诸般美德。然而即便是它，也因业报成熟而至于终尽，复归五大。

Word by Word

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• dhayaḥ: nurses; suckling-mothers (dhāyāḥ)
• dhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhaya (धय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• mama: of me; my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• adhastāt: below; beneath
• adhastāt: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhastāt (अधस्तात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• jātyaḥ: well-born; of good birth
• jātyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jātya (जात्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• sarva-guṇa-anvitaḥ: endowed with all virtues
• sarva-guṇa-anvitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) + guṇa (गुण) + anvita (अन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (निर्देश/सम्बन्ध: ‘सर्वैः गुणैः अन्वितः’ = endowed with all qualities)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle)

• karma-vipākena: by the fruition of karma
• karma-vipākena: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (कर्म) + vipāka (विपाक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘कर्मणः विपाकः’ = fruition of karma)

• pañcatvam: the state of being five (i.e., dissolution into five elements); death
• pañcatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcatva (पञ्चत्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• samupasthitaḥ: has arrived; has come to (a state)
• samupasthitaḥ: Kriya (Predicate adjective/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-upa-sthā (सम्+उप+स्था धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

King Vidūratha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king on a forest path looks down at his fallen noble horse; attendants subdued; the atmosphere is contemplative, with the sense of life’s fragility.

Characters & Entities

• Karma (doctrine implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the best worldly supports are impermanent; recognizing karma and mortality prepares the mind to seek lasting refuge in dharma and tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it deepens the narrative’s moral frame (karma and impermanence) within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse teaches a doctrinal point (karma-vipāka) rather than a rite.