Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 154

Devanagari script

परित्यक्तास्त्वया ये तु ते नरा दुःखभागिनः । सभायां ते न शोभन्ते मन्यन्ते न च पार्थिवैः

Transliteration

parityaktāstvayā ye tu te narā duḥkhabhāginaḥ | sabhāyāṃ te na śobhante manyante na ca pārthivaiḥ

Translation

Les hommes que tu délaisses deviennent héritiers de la souffrance. Dans les assemblées royales ils ne brillent point, et les rois ne les tiennent pas en estime.

Word by Word

• परित्यक्ताः: abandoned
• परित्यक्ताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु) → परित्यक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (नराः)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥-karaṇa (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दुःखभागिनः: partakers of sorrow
• दुःखभागिनः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख + भागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दुःखस्य भागिनः = sharers of sorrow)

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: do not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• शोभन्ते: shine/appear well
• शोभन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मन्यन्ते: are regarded/considered
• मन्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पार्थिवैः: by kings, by rulers
• पार्थिवैः: Karana (Agent of passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dejected man turned away from a revered presence; in a royal hall he stands unnoticed, while courtiers and the king avert their gaze—symbolizing loss of śrī through abandonment.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma upholds one’s dignity and social honor; abandoning righteous ties leads to suffering and loss of esteem.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, praising the sanctity and dharmic framework associated with Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it teaches a moral principle about conduct and its consequences.