Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

द्वीपेषु सप्तसु स वै खड्गी चर्मी शरासनी । रथी राजा सानुचरो योगाच्चौरानपश्यत

Transliteration

dvīpeṣu saptasu sa vai khaḍgī carmī śarāsanī | rathī rājā sānucaro yogāccaurānapaśyata

Translation

Auf den sieben Kontinenten zog jener König, mit Schwert, Schild und Bogen, als Wagenkämpfer mit Gefolge dahin; und durch yogische Kraft vermochte er selbst Diebe zu erkennen.

Word by Word

• द्वीपेषु: in the islands/continents
• द्वीपेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सप्तसु: in the seven
• सप्तसु: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः

• खड्गी: bearing a sword
• खड्गी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खड्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त/प्रातिपदिक (इन्-प्रत्यय) ‘sword-bearing’

• चर्मी: bearing a shield (leather shield)
• चर्मी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्यय ‘shield/armor-bearing’

• शरासनी: bearing a bow
• शरासनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरासनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्यय ‘bow-bearing’ (शरासन = धनुष्)

• रथी: chariot-warrior
• रथी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्यय ‘chariot-rider’

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सानुचरः: with attendants, accompanied by followers
• सानुचरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अनुचरैः सह)

• योगात्: by/through yoga (power of yoga)
• योगात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause)

• चौरान्: thieves
• चौरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dynamic procession: Kārttavīrya in a chariot, armed with sword, shield, and bow, moving across symbolic seven-continents; his gaze is penetrating, suggesting yogic clairvoyance that exposes hidden thieves.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttavīrya Arjuna
• Sapta-dvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic ruler is vigilant and inwardly disciplined; yogic mastery symbolizes moral clarity and effective protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the broader chapter setting, though the verse focuses on royal prowess.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; “yoga” is cited as a power/discipline rather than a prescribed rite.