Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67
Devanagari script
कुशलिन्यः प्रजाः कच्चिदवरोधजनोपि वा । किमर्थमिह संप्राप्तो विसृज्य सकलां श्रियम्
Transliteration
kuśalinyaḥ prajāḥ kaccidavarodhajanopi vā | kimarthamiha saṃprāpto visṛjya sakalāṃ śriyam
Translation
क्या आपकी प्रजा कुशल से है, और अंतःपुर के लोग भी? समस्त राज-श्री छोड़कर आप किस प्रयोजन से यहाँ आए हैं?
Word by Word
कुशलिन्यःwell, safe, in good condition (fem. pl.)
कुशलिन्यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. pl.)
प्रजाःsubjects, people
प्रजाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
कच्चित्is it the case that…? / I hope…
कच्चित्:
Sambandha/Prashna (Interrogative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित् (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle: 'whether?')
अवरोधजनःthe people of the inner apartments (harem/retinue)
अवरोधजनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअवरोध + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अवरोधस्य जनः)
अपिalso, even
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (Disjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')
किम्what
किम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम
अर्थम्purpose, reason
अर्थम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'here')
संप्राप्तः(you) have arrived
संप्राप्तः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'arrived' (past participle used predicatively)
विसृज्यhaving given up, abandoning
विसृज्य:
Purvakala (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + सृज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having abandoned'
सकलाम्entire, whole
सकलाम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
श्रियम्prosperity, fortune, splendor
श्रियम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
Speaker
Gautama
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A king, having set aside royal insignia, stands respectfully before a serene sage in an āśrama; attendants remain at a distance; the sage questions the welfare of the realm and inner quarters.
Characters & Entities
G
GautamaK
KingP
Prajā (subjects)FAQs
A ruler’s dharma includes the welfare of all dependents; yet spiritual urgency can compel one to abandon splendor to seek truth and remedy.
No specific tīrtha; the verse continues the interpersonal inquiry within the story.
None.