Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

निर्वासितास्तु ये विप्रा आमराज्ञा स्वशासनात् । पंचदशसहस्राणि ययुस्ते सुखवासकन्

Transliteration

nirvāsitāstu ye viprā āmarājñā svaśāsanāt | paṃcadaśasahasrāṇi yayuste sukhavāsakan

Translation

Jene Brāhmaṇas, die König Āma aus seinem Reich verbannt hatte—fünfzehntausend an der Zahl—zogen fort und nahmen Wohnung an einem Ort friedlichen und behaglichen Aufenthalts.

Word by Word

• निर्वासिताः: banished, expelled
• निर्वासिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (as qualifier of viprāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-vāsita (कृदन्त; √vas वस् + नि-उपसर्ग, caus./ppp sense)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृत्/कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — Masculine, Nominative plural; PPP

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/समुच्चय-व्यतिरेकसूचक — particle (but/indeed)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (correlative to te)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम — Masculine, Nominative plural; relative pronoun

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• आमराज्ञा: by the king’s command
• आमराज्ञा: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āma-rājñā (प्रातिपदिक; rājñā from rājan)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (राजन-शब्दस्य तृतीया), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-प्रयोग — Instrumental singular (by/through the king's order)

• स्वशासनात्: from (his) own jurisdiction/realm
• स्वशासनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; स्व + शासन (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) — Neuter, Ablative singular; from (his) own rule/realm

• पंचदशसहस्राणि: fifteen thousand
• पंचदशसहस्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म) (as measure/number)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca-daśa-sahasra (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (पञ्चदश = 15; सहस्राणि = thousands) — Neuter plural (numeral)

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person plural (they went)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम — Masculine, Nominative plural; demonstrative pronoun

• सुखवासकन्: to/into comfortable dwelling (reading uncertain)
• सुखवासकन्: Karma/Adhikarana (Object/Locative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha-vāsaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (पाठभेद/अशुद्धि सम्भाव्य; अपेक्षितं ‘सुखवासम्’/‘सुखवासकान्’); सुख + वासक (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव) — Accusative (destination/state)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A large group of brāhmaṇas, carrying palm-leaf manuscripts and ritual vessels, depart a fortified city under royal decree and arrive at a serene forest-edge settlement with simple huts and a sacred grove, suggesting the birth of a dharmic enclave.

Characters & Entities

• King Āma
• Vipra (brāhmaṇa community)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid political hardship, dharma communities endure and regroup, sustained by providence and rightful support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it narrates a migration/settlement episode within Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it is historical-narrative context about banishment and resettlement.