Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
Devanagari script
एष ते तनयो राजञ्छैशवे रोगपीडितः । त्वया वने परित्यक्तः सह मात्रा रुजार्तया
Transliteration
eṣa te tanayo rājañchaiśave rogapīḍitaḥ | tvayā vane parityaktaḥ saha mātrā rujārtayā
Translation
‘হে ৰাজন, এইজন তোমাৰ পুত্ৰ—শৈশৱৰ পৰা ৰোগে পীড়িত। তুমি তাক বনত পৰিত্যাগ কৰিছিলা, তাৰ মাতৃসহ, যি নিজেও বেদনাৰে কাতৰ আছিল।’
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rooteṣa (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
तनयःson
तनयः:
Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
शैशवेin childhood
शैशवे:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśaiśava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘in childhood’
रोगपीडितःafflicted by disease
रोगपीडितः:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootroga-pīḍita (प्रातिपदिक; pīḍ (धातु)+kta)
Formकृदन्त-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रोगेण/रोगैः पीडितः)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
परित्यक्तःabandoned
परित्यक्तः:
Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpari-tyaj (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
Formकृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘abandoned’
सहtogether with
सह:
Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (उपसर्ग/सहयोगार्थक preposition-like indeclinable)
मात्राwith (his) mother
मात्रा:
Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
रुजार्तयाdistressed by pain
रुजार्तया:
Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Instrumental circumstance/हेतु)
TypeAdjective
Rootrujā-ārta (प्रातिपदिक; ārta = √ar + kta)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रुजया आर्ता)
Speaker
Niṣadhādhipa (continuing)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The speaker points out or describes the sickly child and suffering mother; the king is struck with shame; the atmosphere is heavy, with the forest as witness.
Characters & Entities
D
DaśārṇarājaT
the prince (tanaya)T
the mother (mātṛ)FAQs
Neglect of one’s rightful duties (especially toward family) becomes a cause of sorrow and later remorse.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse centers on moral accountability within a royal narrative.
None directly; the emphasis is ethical—on duty (dharma) rather than ritual.