Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अर्घ्यादिना मुनीन्सर्वान्पूजयामास सादरम् । नाना दिग्भ्यः समायाताश्चतुरंगबलैर्युताः

Transliteration

arghyādinā munīnsarvānpūjayāmāsa sādaram | nānā digbhyaḥ samāyātāścaturaṃgabalairyutāḥ

Translation

Par des offrandes commençant par l’arghya, il honora avec dévotion tous les munis. De maintes directions ils étaient venus, accompagnés des quatre corps de l’armée.

Word by Word

• अर्घ्यादिना: with offerings beginning with arghya
• अर्घ्यादिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—अर्घ्यादि (अर्घ्यं च आदिः च) इति ‘आदि’प्रत्ययार्थक-तत्पुरुषः

• मुनीन्: sages
• मुनीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Object), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मुनीन् इति)

• पूजयामास: worshipped / honored
• पूजयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नाना: from various
• नाना: Deshadhikarana (Locative of source/direction nuance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (variously/from different)

• दिग्भ्यः: from the directions
• दिग्भ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), बहुवचन

• समायाताः: having arrived
• समायाताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/Perfect passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• चतुरङ्गबलैः: with fourfold armies
• चतुरङ्गबलैः: Sahakari/Karana (Accompaniment/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + अङ्ग + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—चतुरङ्गबल (चतुर्-अङ्गं यस्य तत्) इति तत्पुरुषः

• युताः: joined/attended with
• युताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (समायाताः इति)

Speaker

Narrator (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal pavilion near a sacred coastal tīrtha: King Bṛhaddyumna offers arghya to rows of arriving sages; in the distance, banners and the fourfold army (elephants, chariots, cavalry, infantry) approach from multiple directions.

Characters & Entities

• muni (sages)
• caturaṅga-bala (fourfold army)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent honoring of sages with proper offerings is a key expression of dharma and a source of merit at sacred occasions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa), associated with the sacred Setu-tīrtha tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering arghya and related honors (pūjā) to visiting sages as part of dharmic reception.