Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततोऽखनंश्च ते सर्वे यावत्तोयविनिर्गमः । अथाब्रुवंस्ततः सर्वे हर्षेण महतान्विताः

Transliteration

tato'khanaṃśca te sarve yāvattoyavinirgamaḥ | athābruvaṃstataḥ sarve harṣeṇa mahatānvitāḥ

Translation

Alors tous creusèrent encore, jusqu’à ce que l’eau jaillît enfin. Puis, remplis d’une grande allégresse, ils prirent tous la parole.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — क्रम/अनन्तरार्थ

• अखनन्: they dug
• अखनन्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: खन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural) — ‘ते’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Kāla (Limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धशब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (until/as far as)

• तोयविनिर्गमः: the outflow of water
• तोयविनिर्गमः: Karta (Event as subject/limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular) — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘तोयस्य विनिर्गमः’)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kāla (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• अब्रुवन्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kāla (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘thereafter’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural) — ‘ते’ (अध्याहृत) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karaṇa/Hetu (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• महता: great
• महता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular) — ‘हर्षेण’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अन्विताः: endowed, filled (with)
• अन्विताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अनु + √इ (गत्यर्थे)/√वि (सम्बन्धे) प्रचलितार्थे ‘समन्वित’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural) — भूतकृदन्त, ‘endowed/filled’

Speaker

Narrator (within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), describing the Devas’ action

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A freshly dug basin suddenly releases clear water; the group lifts hands in exhilaration, some with spades, others in añjali, as the first stream wells up.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy waters are portrayed as manifesting through purposeful effort, becoming a cause of sacred joy and proclamation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A water-emergence tīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, formed by digging until water appeared.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the establishment of a bathing-place (tīrtha) by bringing forth water; no explicit vow or donation is stated.