Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

शूद्रान्नमपि नादेयं ब्राह्मणैः किमुतान्त्यजात्

Transliteration

śūdrānnamapi nādeyaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ kimutāntyajāt

Translation

«Même la nourriture d’un Śūdra ne doit pas être acceptée par les brāhmaṇas ; à plus forte raison celle d’un Antyaja !»

Word by Word

• शूद्रान्नम्: food of a śūdra
• शूद्रान्नम्: Karta (Subject of obligation/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्रान्न (प्रातिपदिक: शूद्र + अन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शूद्रस्य अन्नम्)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षा-अव्यय (also/even)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• आदेयम्: to be taken/acceptable
• आदेयम्: Karta (Predicate of obligation/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ + √दा (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: कृत्य (यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (शूद्रान्नम्)

• ब्राह्मणैः: by brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• किम्: what (then)
• किम्: Discourse (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• उत: then/moreover
• उत: Discourse particle (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प/उत्कर्ष-निपात; 'किम् उत' = 'how much more'

• अन्त्यजात्: from an outcaste
• अन्त्यजात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त्यज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

Speaker

Antyaja (continuing speech, contextual deduction from preceding verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense but composed exchange: sages or brāhmaṇas discuss food-acceptance; the Antyaja host stands aside, anxious and hurt, while the speaker cites strict rules.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Śūdra
• Antyaja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse reflects a traditional purity-code discourse about food acceptance, used in Purāṇic narratives to frame ritual boundaries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting, though this verse itself focuses on dharmic norms rather than a specific sub-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A restriction is stated: Brāhmaṇas should not accept certain categories of food (as framed by the text).