Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 146

Devanagari script

शबरस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सहस्रानीकभूपतिः । प्रतस्थे मंत्रिभिः सार्द्धं प्रियालोकनकौतुकी

Transliteration

śabarasya vacaḥ śrutvā sahasrānīkabhūpatiḥ | pratasthe maṃtribhiḥ sārddhaṃ priyālokanakautukī

Translation

Entendant les paroles du Śabara, le roi Sahasrānīka se mit en route avec ses ministres, avide de l’espoir de revoir sa bien-aimée.

Word by Word

• शबरस्य: of the Śabara
• शबरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having heard’

• सहस्रानीकभूपतिः: King Sahasrānīka
• सहस्रानीकभूपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रानीक + भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सहस्रानीकस्य भूपतिः)

• प्रतस्थे: set out
• प्रतस्थे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• मंत्रिभिः: with ministers
• मंत्रिभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह/समं-अर्थक उपपद)

• प्रियालोकनकौतुकी: eager to see his beloved
• प्रियालोकनकौतुकी: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय + आलोकन + कौतुकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रियायाः आलोकने कौतुकं यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic ākhyāna voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king departs in haste yet with royal order: ministers accompany him, banners and parasols ready; his gaze is fixed ahead, hope and urgency mingled.

Characters & Entities

• Śabara
• Sahasrānīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When truth is known, decisive action aligned with dharma follows—leadership moves with counsel and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates a journey within the Setukhaṇḍa narrative; the specific destination is clarified in the next verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.