Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
Devanagari script
एतच्छ्रुत्वा मुनेर्वाक्यं मंत्रिभिः सहितो नृपः । आकुलं तु जगद्दृष्ट्वा पौरजानपदादिकम्
Transliteration
etacchrutvā munervākyaṃ maṃtribhiḥ sahito nṛpaḥ | ākulaṃ tu jagaddṛṣṭvā paurajānapadādikam
Translation
Mendengar sabda sang resi, raja bersama para menterinya memandang; ia melihat jagat berguncang—warga kota, rakyat desa, dan semuanya gelisah.
Word by Word
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Kriya-viseshana (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having heard’
मुनेःof the sage
मुनेः:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
वाक्यम्statement/words
वाक्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मंत्रिभिःwith ministers
मंत्रिभिः:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
सहितःaccompanied
सहितः:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित (प्रातिपदिक; √सह/सह्-भाव)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘accompanied (by)’
नृपःthe king
नृपः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनृप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
आकुलम्disturbed/agitated
आकुलम्:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (जगत् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
तुand/but
तु:
Sambandha/Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अव्यय
जगत्the world
जगत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Kriya-viseshana (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having seen’
पौरजानपदादिकम्townspeople, countryfolk, and others
पौरजानपदादिकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपौर-जानपद-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; पौर + जानपद + आदि)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (पौराश्च जानपदाश्च) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva)
Characters & Entities
D
Daśaratha (implied)M
Muni (sage)M
MinistersS
Subjects (paura-jānapada)FAQs
True rulership is compassionate stewardship—leaders must respond to looming suffering with counsel, dharma, and protective action.
The narrative is embedded in Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, where the eventual remedy is aligned with sacred worship connected to Prabhāsa.
No specific rite is stated; it depicts the king’s recognition of social distress that prompts subsequent devotional and remedial measures.