Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

सर्वास्ता वचनं श्रुत्वा तस्याः शोकसमन्विताः । विषादं परमं गत्वा वाक्यमूचुः सुदुःखिताः

Transliteration

sarvāstā vacanaṃ śrutvā tasyāḥ śokasamanvitāḥ | viṣādaṃ paramaṃ gatvā vākyamūcuḥ suduḥkhitāḥ

Translation

Ayant entendu ses paroles, tous, remplis de chagrin, tombèrent dans un profond abattement et parlèrent, accablés d’une douleur extrême.

Word by Word

• सर्वाः: all (women)
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; nominative plural

• ताः: they
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; pronoun nominative plural

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having heard

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; genitive singular

• शोकसमन्विताः: endowed with grief
• शोकसमन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोक-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शोकेन समन्विताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; nominative plural (predicate adjective)

• विषादम्: despondency
• विषादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• परमम्: great/utmost
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with विषादम्

• गत्वा: having reached
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive): having gone/attained

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; accusative singular

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; perfect: 'they said'

• सुदुःखिताः: very sorrowful
• सुदुःखिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (अत्यन्तं दुःखिताः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; nominative plural

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within Arbuda Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of companions, faces downcast and tearful, gather around Kapilā; their bodies slump in despair as they speak in a trembling chorus.

Characters & Entities

• Kapilā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma decisions often carry emotional weight; the Purāṇa records the human cost of righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Arbuda Khaṇḍa episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description.