Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादादीन्न चक्रे सादरं नृपः । तिष्ठतो ब्राह्मणान्सर्वान्पर्यपृच्छदसौ ततः

Transliteration

pratyutthānābhivādādīnna cakre sādaraṃ nṛpaḥ | tiṣṭhato brāhmaṇānsarvānparyapṛcchadasau tataḥ

Translation

Le roi n’accomplit pas avec déférence les usages—se lever pour les accueillir, offrir les salutations, et autres. Tandis que tous les brāhmaṇas restaient debout, il les interrogea ensuite.

Word by Word

• प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादादीन्: rising up, greeting, and the like
• प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्युत्थान (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिवाद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (समाहारार्थे ‘आदीन्’ सहित) — ‘standing up, greeting, etc.’

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• चक्रे: did/performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Riti (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

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

• तिष्ठतः: while (they) were standing
• तिष्ठतः: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘standing’ (genitive absolute-like with brāhmaṇān)

• ब्राह्मणान्: the brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणान् इति)

• पर्यपृच्छत्: asked (them)
• पर्यपृच्छत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असौ: that (man)/he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kala (Sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thereafter)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the story)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame listener addressed as ‘nṛpa’

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king remains seated, withholding the customary courtesies; brāhmaṇas stand before him, hands folded, faces restrained yet pained; ministers watch, tension thick in the hall.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (king)
• brāhmaṇas
• pratyutthāna
• abhivāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respect toward the learned and virtuous is itself dharma; neglecting it signals moral disorder in governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised in this verse; it highlights conduct (ācāra) within the royal court.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse points to social-ritual courtesies (greeting and salutation) as dharmic duties.