Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इत्थमाक्रंदितं श्रुत्वा स राजा धनुराददे । तावदागत्य शार्दूलो मध्ये जग्राह तां वधूम्

Transliteration

itthamākraṃditaṃ śrutvā sa rājā dhanurādade | tāvadāgatya śārdūlo madhye jagrāha tāṃ vadhūm

Translation

Entendant ainsi leurs cris, le roi saisit son arc. Mais aussitôt le tigre accourut et, au milieu d’eux, s’empara de l’épouse.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus, in this manner
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• आक्रन्दितम्: the crying, lamentation
• आक्रन्दितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-क्रन्द् (धातु) → आक्रन्दित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (object-form)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वा/gerund)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आददे: took up
• आददे: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तावत्: meanwhile, just then
• तावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/temporal adverb)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत्य (क्त्वा/gerund)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• शार्दूलः: the tiger
• शार्दूलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• जग्राह: seized
• जग्राह: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वधूम्: the bride
• वधूम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal figure, alerted by cries, snatches up a bow as a striped tiger bursts into the wedding gathering and seizes the bride amid shocked attendants.

Characters & Entities

• king
• tiger (śārdūla)
• brāhmaṇa wife (vadhū)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when dharma awakens swiftly, adversity can strike first—testing resolve, courage, and steadfast protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a dramatic narrative event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates action (the king arming himself) and the tiger’s assault.