Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियाश्च महावीरा किंकरत्वे हि निर्मिताः

Transliteration

kṣatriyāśca mahāvīrā kiṃkaratve hi nirmitāḥ

Translation

Et les kṣatriya, puissants et héroïques, furent façonnés, en vérité, pour le service : prêts, tels des serviteurs dévoués, dans l’ordre prescrit du dharma.

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियाः: Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• महावीराः: great heroes
• महावीराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर (प्रातिपदिक: महा + वीर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• किंकरत्वे: in servitude
• किंकरत्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकरत्व (प्रातिपदिक: किंकर + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• निर्मिताः: were created/made
• निर्मिताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अर्थः ‘निर्मित’ (made/created)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Brāhma Khaṇḍa / Dharmāraṇya narrative tone; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined band of heroic Kṣatriyas stands in attentive service—hands folded or holding weapons lowered—near a forest-āśrama, signaling protective readiness under dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣatriya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heroism is perfected by dharmic service; strength becomes sacred when used in disciplined attendance to righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya—the sacred forest-section being praised in this portion of the Brāhma Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the dharmic social function of service.