Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ततौ धैर्यं समास्थाय वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

tatau dhairyaṃ samāsthāya vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

Then, regaining composure and steady courage, he spoke these words.

Word by Word

• ततौ: then, thereupon
• ततौ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तन् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), तदा/ततः-अर्थे (then/thereupon)

• धैर्यम्: steadfastness, courage
• धैर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• समास्थाय: having composed oneself / having taken refuge in
• समास्थाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having resorted to/after taking)

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative adjective)

• उवाच: said, spoke
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, perfect, active)

• ह: indeed, surely
• ह: Sambandha/Emphasis (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय-निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Mṛkaṇḍu’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mṛkaṇḍu closes his eyes briefly, steadies his breath, then opens them with calm resolve to speak—hermitage quiet around him.

Characters & Entities

• Mṛkaṇḍu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even intense emotion should be gathered into dhairya, so that one may speak and act in alignment with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as narrative linkage within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra glorification section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.