Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
Devanagari script
इन्द्रोपि शोच्यतां प्राप्तो जगाम परमेष्ठिनम् । विज्ञापयामास तथा सर्वं राज्यभयादिकम्
Transliteration
indropi śocyatāṃ prāpto jagāma parameṣṭhinam | vijñāpayāmāsa tathā sarvaṃ rājyabhayādikam
Translation
Indra aussi, tombé dans un état pitoyable, se rendit auprès de Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā) et lui rapporta tout—sa crainte pour le royaume et le reste.
Word by Word
indraḥIndra
indraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootindra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)
śocyatāma pitiable condition / lamentable state
śocyatām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśocyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (state/condition)
prāptaḥhaving reached
prāptaḥ:
Karta (Subject complement)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√āp (धातु)
Formक्त (Past Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having reached/obtained’
jagāmawent
jagāma:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
parameṣṭhinamto Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)
parameṣṭhinam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootparameṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
vijñāpayāmāsainformed
vijñāpayāmāsa:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√jñap (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: ‘informed/made known’)
tathāthus
tathā:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार/अनुरूपबोधक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)
sarvameverything
sarvam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
rājyabhayādikam(matters) such as fear regarding the kingdom
rājyabhayādikam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrājya + bhaya + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (‘kingdom and fear etc.’ as a collective)
Speaker
Narrator
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Indra, distressed and diminished, travels upward to Brahmā’s abode and reports the threat to his sovereignty; a scene of anxious petition before a serene creator-god.
Characters & Entities
I
Indra (Śakra)P
Parameṣṭhin (Brahmā)R
Rājya (sovereignty)FAQs
In times of peril, even rulers must seek higher counsel; humility and truthful disclosure are steps toward restoration.
No holy site is directly praised; the verse depicts a divine consultation.
None; it narrates Indra’s appeal to Brahmā.