Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य स राजा सपरिग्रहः । परदेशं गतो हंतुं शत्रुसंघं दुरासदम्

Transliteration

kasyacittvatha kālasya sa rājā saparigrahaḥ | paradeśaṃ gato haṃtuṃ śatrusaṃghaṃ durāsadam

Translation

Then, at a certain time, that king—taking his retinue and war-gear—went to a foreign land to destroy an enemy host that was hard to overcome.

Word by Word

• kasyacit: of some
• kasyacit: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'कस्यचित्' = 'of some' (indefinite)

• tu: indeed/then
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (sequencing particle: 'then/now')

• kālasya: of time
• kālasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saparigrahaḥ: with his entourage/possessions
• saparigrahaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: सह परिग्रहेण (with retinue/possessions)

• paradeśam: to a foreign land
• paradeśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paradeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: paraḥ deśaḥ

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Motion/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hantum: to kill
• hantum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), 'to kill'

• śatrusaṃgham: the host of enemies
• śatrusaṃgham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: śatrūṇāṃ saṃghaḥ

• durāsadam: hard to attack
• durāsadam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durāsada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'hard to assail/approach'

Speaker

Pulastya (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Indrasena departs with chariots, elephants, and soldiers; banners fly as he crosses a border landscape. The queen watches from palace steps, hinting at impending separation and the story’s moral turn.

Characters & Entities

• Indrasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames rāja-dharma: the king undertakes perilous action to subdue hostile forces and protect order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this verse; it advances the storyline that later connects to tīrtha merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.