Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च बहवो राजान इह चागताः । सेवाकरास्तव स्थाने नाजापाल इहो गतः

Transliteration

ete cānye ca bahavo rājāna iha cāgatāḥ | sevākarāstava sthāne nājāpāla iho gataḥ

Translation

Mereka ini, dan banyak raja lainnya juga, telah datang ke sini—siap berbakti dan melayani di balairungmu. Namun Ajāpāla belum datang ke sini.

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• च: also
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• आगताः: have come
• आगताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु) → आगत (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अर्थः—‘having come’

• सेवाकराः: service-doers (attendants)
• सेवाकराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवा + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘सेवां करोति’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• स्थाने: in (your) place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• अजापालः: goat-herd
• अजापालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अजानां पालः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• उगतः: has come/gone
• उगतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उ + गम् (धातु) → उगत (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘gone/come’ (context: ‘has come’)

Speaker

Daṇḍapāṇi (continuing his report to Rāvaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal court scene: many kings assembled in attendance, while one named Ajāpāla is conspicuously absent; courtiers whisper as the sovereign notes the missing vassal.

Characters & Entities

• Ajāpāla
• Kings (rājānaḥ)
• Rāvaṇa
• Daṇḍapāṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse contrasts conformity to power with refusal/absence, hinting that allegiance and service gain meaning only when aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the overarching Māhātmya context; this verse itself is a narrative report.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it concerns attendance and service at court.