Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

आनाहार्त्तं ततो दृष्ट्वा तत्सैन्यं संमुखोदितम् । पितरं दुःखितं चापि सुकन्यैवमथाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

ānāhārttaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā tatsainyaṃ saṃmukhoditam | pitaraṃ duḥkhitaṃ cāpi sukanyaivamathābravīt

Translation

Da sah Sukanyā das Heer vor sich stehen, bekümmert, als wäre es ohne Nahrung, und sah auch ihren Vater in Trauer; da sprach sie wie folgt.

Word by Word

• ānāha-ārtam: afflicted by swelling/obstruction
• ānāha-ārtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānāha (प्रातिपदिक) + ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आनाहेन आर्तम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; object of dṛṣṭvā

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; demonstrative qualifying sainyam

• sainyam: army
• sainyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• saṃmukha-uditam: arisen/manifest before (her), facing (her)
• saṃmukha-uditam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃmukha (प्रातिपदिक) + udita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संमुखे उदितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; qualifying 'sainyam'

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• duḥkhitam: distressed
• duḥkhitam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; qualifying pitaram

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयार्थक)

• api: also
• api: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि = 'also')

• sukanyā: Sukanyā
• sukanyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• evam: thus
• evam: Adverbial (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक)

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse marker (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Īśvara (narrator voice within the Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sukanyā observes the hungry/distressed army and her sorrowing father; moved by compassion, she steps forward to speak, her face earnest and remorseful.

Characters & Entities

• Sukanyā
• Śaryāti (implied father)
• sainya (army)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion and timely truth-telling uphold dharma, especially when the community (army) suffers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching setting of the Māhātmya; this verse narrates the turning point leading to reconciliation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse introduces Sukanyā’s explanation.