Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च बहवो ह्यसंख्याता महर्षयः

Transliteration

ete cānye ca bahavo hyasaṃkhyātā maharṣayaḥ

Translation

Ceux-ci —et bien d’autres encore— étaient d’innombrables grands ṛṣis.

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-शब्दः (pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; विशेष्य-रूपेण (as substantive: 'others')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक/हेतौ निपातः (particle: indeed/for)

• असंख्याता: countless
• असंख्याता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंख्यात (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्राय विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (uncounted)

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide panoramic view of Prabhāsa with countless ascetics—some meditating, some performing homa, some offering flowers—spread across dunes, groves, and temple courtyards, conveying uncountable multitude.

Characters & Entities

• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is vast and time-tested, upheld by innumerable realized beings across ages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, depicted as a gathering-ground of countless maharṣis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the emphasis is on the magnitude of sage-presence at the holy place.