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

Seeing then that the army stood before them distressed, as if without sustenance, and seeing her father also sorrowful, Sukanyā spoke as follows.

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.