Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

इतश्चेतश्च सलिलं प्रार्थयंतस्तृषातुराः । गिरिद्रोणीश्च पादांश्च गिरिणां गहनानि च

Transliteration

itaścetaśca salilaṃ prārthayaṃtastṛṣāturāḥ | giridroṇīśca pādāṃśca giriṇāṃ gahanāni ca

Translation

Tourmentés par la soif, ils imploraient de l’eau çà et là, se précipitant vers les vallées des montagnes, les contreforts et les ravins profonds des collines.

Word by Word

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Adverbial (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: from here/this side)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: conjunction

• itaḥ: from there/that side
• itaḥ: Adverbial (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: conjunction

• salilam: water
• salilam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• prārthayantaḥ: seeking, begging for
• prārthayantaḥ: Karta (Agent as participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-arth (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्तः (शतृ), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of implied persons)

• tṛṣā-aturāḥ: afflicted by thirst
• tṛṣā-aturāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• giri-droṇīḥ: mountain-valleys
• giri-droṇīḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + droṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: conjunction

• pādān: foothills, slopes
• pādān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: conjunction

• giriṇām: of the mountains
• giriṇām: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी, बहुवचनम्

• gahanāni: thickets, dense places
• gahanāni: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gahana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: conjunction

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Scattered demons run in all directions, mouths parched, hands outstretched begging for water; rugged hills with dark ravines and narrow valleys; dust and heat shimmer over rocky slopes.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas (implied battlefield forces)
• Mountains

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering exposes dependence; in extremity, beings seek shelter and sustenance, reminding one to cultivate restraint and dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified; the verse mentions general mountain terrains as places of refuge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.