Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

प्रेषयामि दिशः सर्वा हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुला । वादित्राणि च वाद्यन्ते व्याकुलीभूतसंकुले

Transliteration

preṣayāmi diśaḥ sarvā hastyaśvarathasaṃkulā | vāditrāṇi ca vādyante vyākulībhūtasaṃkule

Translation

„Ich werde Truppen in alle Himmelsrichtungen entsenden, dicht gedrängt mit Elefanten, Pferden und Wagen.“ Und inmitten der aufgewühlten Menge erschallten die Instrumente.

Word by Word

• प्रेषयामि: I send/dispatch
• प्रेषयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√इष्/√प्रेष् (धातु; प्रेषयति)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present, 1st person, Singular

• दिशः: directions/quarters
• दिशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; विशेषण

• हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुलाः: crowded with elephants, horses and chariots
• हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस्ति + अश्व + रथ + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘हस्ति-अश्व-रथैः संकुलाः’ (crowded with elephants, horses, chariots)

• वादित्राणि: musical instruments
• वादित्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction

• वाद्यन्ते: are played/resound
• वाद्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Plural, Atmanepada; ‘are sounded/played’

• व्याकुलीभूतसंकुले: in the tumultuous crowd
• व्याकुलीभूतसंकुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याकुलीभूत + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative (7th), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘व्याकुलीभूतं संकुलं (स्थानम्)’ = in the confused crowd/commotion

Speaker

Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling camp: elephants and horses being readied, chariots aligned; banners flutter; drummers and horn-blowers sound instruments; people move anxiously yet purposefully.

Characters & Entities

• Elephants
• Horses
• Chariots
• Military musicians/instruments

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When disorder arises, dharmic governance responds swiftly and visibly to restore safety and confidence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha is identified; the verse portrays movement through the Revā region’s directions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the sounding of instruments is logistical/public signaling, not a religious rite.