Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

पितरं शत्रुनिर्बद्धं पितृपत्नीस्तथा हृताः । नष्टं दशार्णराष्ट्रं च श्रुत्वा चुक्रोश सिंहवत्

Transliteration

pitaraṃ śatrunirbaddhaṃ pitṛpatnīstathā hṛtāḥ | naṣṭaṃ daśārṇarāṣṭraṃ ca śrutvā cukrośa siṃhavat

Translation

Entendant que son père avait été lié par les ennemis, que les épouses de son père avaient été emmenées, et que le royaume de Daśārṇa était ruiné, il rugit tel un lion.

Word by Word

• पितरम्: (his) father
• पितरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'father'

• शत्रुनिर्बद्धम्: bound by enemies
• शत्रुनिर्बद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत्रु + निर्बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; शत्रुभिः निर्बद्धः इति (agentive/instrumental sense) — 'bound by enemies'

• पितृपत्नीः: (his) father's wives
• पितृपत्नीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — 'father's wives'

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• हृताः: carried off
• हृताः: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'were carried off' (agreeing with पितृपत्नीः)

• नष्टम्: destroyed
• नष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'ruined/destroyed' (as heard fact)

• दशार्णराष्ट्रम्: the Daśārṇa kingdom
• दशार्णराष्ट्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशार्ण + राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'the Daśārṇa kingdom'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having heard'

• चुक्रोश: he cried out
• चुक्रोश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'he cried out'

• सिंहवत्: like a lion
• सिंहवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Simile adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सिंहवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison: 'like a lion')

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhadrāyu, upon hearing of his father’s binding and the abduction of royal women, roars like a lion—eyes blazing, stance widened, hand gripping weapon-hilt.

Characters & Entities

• Daśārṇa
• Father (pitaram)
• Enemies (śatru)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous indignation arises when dharma is violated; a prince is expected to protect family and kingdom as a sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the focus is the Daśārṇa realm and its calamity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.