Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

विभीषणस्य लंकायां दूतश्च प्रेषितस्तदा । सर्वं निवेदयामास प्रजानां भयसंभवम्

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇasya laṃkāyāṃ dūtaśca preṣitastadā | sarvaṃ nivedayāmāsa prajānāṃ bhayasaṃbhavam

Translation

Alors un messager fut envoyé à Vibhīṣaṇa, à Laṅkā, et il rapporta en détail la peur qui s’élevait parmi le peuple.

Word by Word

• विभीषणस्य: of Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• लङ्कायाम्: in Laṅkā
• लङ्कायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दूतः: a messenger
• दूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रेषितः: was sent
• प्रेषितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेषित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) √इष्/प्रेष् (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र; अर्थः ‘प्रेषित/पठित’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निवेदयामास: reported/informed
• निवेदयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √विद् (धातु) (निवेदयति)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु-प्रयोगः causative/णिजन्त-भावः ‘निवेदयति’

• प्रजानाम्: of the people
• प्रजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भयसंभवम्: the arising of fear
• भयसंभवम्: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—भयस्य सम्भवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; specific speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Laṅkā (as narrative locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal messenger arrives in Laṅkā, entering a fortified city; he presents a formal report to Vibhīṣaṇa about the people’s fear and rākṣasa threat.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is preserved through timely communication and responsible leadership when society faces fear and disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Laṅkā is referenced as a narrative location; the verse itself does not praise a particular tīrtha by name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.