Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

एवं ते मन्त्रिणः प्रोच्य ततस्तस्य कलेवरम् । लक्ष्मणस्य विलप्यौच्चैश्चन्दनोशीरकुंकुमैः

Transliteration

evaṃ te mantriṇaḥ procya tatastasya kalevaram | lakṣmaṇasya vilapyauccaiścandanośīrakuṃkumaiḥ

Translation

Ainsi, après avoir parlé, ces ministres, tout en gémissant à haute voix, s’occupèrent du corps de Lakṣmaṇa, l’oignant de santal, d’uśīra et de kuṅkuma.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) = thus/in this manner

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• मन्त्रिणः: ministers
• मन्त्रिणः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• प्रोच्य: having spoken
• प्रोच्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = having spoken

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = thereafter

• तस्य: of him/of that one
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम्

• कलेवरम्: body
• कलेवरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

• लक्ष्मणस्य: of Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (Genitive singular)

• विलप्य: having lamented
• विलप्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = having lamented

• उच्चैः: loudly
• उच्चैः: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = loudly

• चन्दन-उशीर-कुङ्कुमैः: with sandalwood, vetiver, and saffron
• चन्दन-उशीर-कुङ्कुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन + उशीर + कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व); नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants and ministers, still lamenting, anoint Lakṣmaṇa’s body with sandal paste, uśīra, and saffron; the body lies on a bier, surrounded by ritual vessels and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Ministers (Maṃtriṇaḥ)
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid sorrow, dharma is upheld through respectful rites that honor the departed and support the living toward steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation of the body for rites: anointing with fragrant substances such as sandalwood, uśīra (vetiver), and kuṅkuma.