Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अर्द्धावशिष्टे तस्मिंस्तु द्वापरे संप्रवर्तिते । मानवस्य नरिष्यंतो ह्यासीत्पुत्रो मदः किल

Transliteration

arddhāvaśiṣṭe tasmiṃstu dvāpare saṃpravartite | mānavasya nariṣyaṃto hyāsītputro madaḥ kila

Translation

Lorsque le Dvāpara s’engagea alors qu’il en restait encore la moitié, naquit le fils de Mānava, Nariṣyanta—nommé, dit-on, Mada.

Word by Word

• arddha-avaśiṣṭe: when half remained
• arddha-avaśiṣṭe: Adhikarana (Time/Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arddha (प्रातिपदिक) + avaśiṣṭa (कृदन्त; √śiṣ with ava-)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अर्द्धं च तत् अवशिष्टम्)

• tasmin: in that (time)
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Reference/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (but/indeed)

• dvāpare: in Dvāpara (yuga)
• dvāpare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• saṃpravartite: when it had begun/was set in motion
• saṃpravartite: Adhikarana (Temporal qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpravartita (कृदन्त; √vṛt with saṃ-pra-)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (dvāpare)

• mānavasya: of Mānav(a)
• mānavasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• nariṣyaṃtaḥ: Nariṣyaṃta (proper name)
• nariṣyaṃtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nariṣyaṃta (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (nariṣyaṃtaḥ इत्यस्य apposition)

• madaḥ: Mada (name)
• madaḥ: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• kila: it is said/indeed
• kila: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (hearsay/indeed)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet genealogical tableau: sages or bards reciting lineage as Dvāpara begins; a symbolic figure ‘Mada’ appears as a subtle shadow/embodiment of pride near a royal household, indicating the moral undertone of the name.

Characters & Entities

• Mānava
• Nariṣyanta
• Mada
• Dvāpara-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic genealogies teach continuity of dharma through lineages, set within the turning of yugas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the chapter framework; the verse itself is genealogical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.