Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
Devanagari script
दौर्भाग्यदुःखसंतप्ता मरिष्याम न संशयः । अनेन जीवितेनापि मरणं निश्चयं भवेत्
Transliteration
daurbhāgyaduḥkhasaṃtaptā mariṣyāma na saṃśayaḥ | anena jīvitenāpi maraṇaṃ niścayaṃ bhavet
Translation
Brûlés par l’infortune et la douleur, nous mourrons—sans aucun doute. Même avec cette vie, seule la mort paraît certaine.
Word by Word
दौर्भाग्य-दुःख-संतप्ताtormented by the sorrow of misfortune
दौर्भाग्य-दुःख-संतप्ता:
Karta (Subject attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदौर्भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + संतप्त (संतप् धातु → क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (दौर्भाग्यस्य दुःखेन संतप्ताः इति); विशेषण
मरिष्यामwe shall die
मरिष्याम:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृ (धातु)
Formलृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); बहुवचन
नnot
न:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेधार्थक अव्यय
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन
अनेनby/with this
अनेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; सर्वनाम (by/with this)
जीवितेनlife
जीवितेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन
अपिeven
अपि:
Sambandha (Concessive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/अपवाद/अल्पार्थक (even/also)
मरणम्death
मरणम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन
निश्चयम्certainly
निश्चयम्:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial accusative/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootनिश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (certainly)
भवेत्would be
भवेत्:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन
Speaker
Dakṣa’s daughters (the Nakṣatras)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The daughters voice extreme despair—burnt by misfortune and sorrow—declaring death seems certain; a poignant group lament before Dakṣa.
Characters & Entities
D
DakṣaC
CandraFAQs
Neglect and injustice can drive the innocent into despair; dharma demands compassionate protection and timely correction.
None; the verse is an emotional appeal within the story.
None.