Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तस्य राज्ञस्तु दुःखेन दुःखितो नागरो जनः । क्षणेनाश्वासितो राजा मन्त्रिभिः सपुरोहितैः

Transliteration

tasya rājñastu duḥkhena duḥkhito nāgaro janaḥ | kṣaṇenāśvāsito rājā mantribhiḥ sapurohitaiḥ

Translation

王の悲しみにより、都の人々もまた嘆きに沈んだ。ほどなく王は大臣たちと祭司たちに慰められた。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that (king)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive (6th), Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय — adversative particle

• दुःखेन: with/through sorrow
• दुःखेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• दुःखितः: distressed
• दुःखितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (कृदन्त; √दुःख्/दुःख (नामधातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• नागरः: citizen/civic
• नागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; विशेषण

• जनः: people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Karana (Instrument/Time-measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; काल-करणे

• आश्वासितः: comforted/reassured
• आश्वासितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√श्वस् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; कर्मणि क्त (passive past participle)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• मन्त्रिभिः: by the ministers
• मन्त्रिभिः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• सपुरोहितैः: together with the priests
• सपुरोहितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पुरोहितैः सह)

Speaker

Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, recovering from fainting, is supported by ministers; priests with sacred marks and water-pot offer consoling words; townspeople gather with worried faces.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Nāgara-jana (townspeople)
• Ministers
• Purohitas (priests)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler’s inner state affects society; dharmic counsel (ministers and priests) restores balance and right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse highlights social cohesion within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it references the purohita’s supportive role rather than a specific rite.