Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
Devanagari script
अश्वान्नरान्गजानुष्ट्रान्पशूंश्चैव धनानि च । जगृहुर्युवतीः सर्वाश्चार्वंगीश्चैव कन्यकाः
Transliteration
aśvānnarāngajānuṣṭrānpaśūṃścaiva dhanāni ca | jagṛhuryuvatīḥ sarvāścārvaṃgīścaiva kanyakāḥ
Translation
They seized horses, men, elephants, camels, cattle, and wealth; and they also carried off all the young women and the fair-limbed maidens.
Word by Word
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
नरान्men
नरान्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
गजान्elephants
गजान्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootगज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
उष्ट्रान्camels
उष्ट्रान्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootउष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
पशून्animals/cattle
पशून्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय (conjunction)
एवindeed/also
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण (particle of emphasis)
धनानिwealth/treasures
धनानि:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय (conjunction)
जगृहुःthey seized/took
जगृहुः:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
युवतीःyoung women
युवतीः:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootयुवती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karma (Object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘yuvatīḥ’)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय (conjunction)
अर्वाङ्गीःbeautiful-limbed
अर्वाङ्गीः:
Karma (Object qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘kanyakāḥ’)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय (conjunction)
एवalso/indeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण (emphasis)
कन्यकाःmaidens
कन्यकाः:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन
Speaker
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: After conquest, soldiers drive away horses, elephants, camels, cattle, and carts of wealth; in the background, distressed women and maidens are forcibly led away—an intentionally unsettling scene emphasizing suffering.
Characters & Entities
A
Aśvāḥ (horses)G
Gajāḥ (elephants)U
Uṣṭrāḥ (camels)P
Paśavaḥ (cattle)Y
Yuvatyaḥ (young women)K
Kanyakāḥ (maidens)FAQs
It highlights the harsh consequences of war and conquest, implicitly warning that greed and violence bring suffering and moral decline.
None is mentioned.
None.