Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र शत्रवो ये च संस्थिताः । सर्वे मृत्युं समापन्ना ब्राह्मणानां प्रसादतः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tatra śatravo ye ca saṃsthitāḥ | sarve mṛtyuṃ samāpannā brāhmaṇānāṃ prasādataḥ

Translation

その間、そこに陣取っていた敵は皆、バラモンたちの恩寵と加護によって死を迎えた。

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; सप्तमी (7th case, locative, singular)

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; सप्तमी (7th case, locative, singular); ‘in the interval/meanwhile’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• शत्रवः: enemies
• शत्रवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case, nominative, plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case, nominative, plural); सम्बन्धक-यः (relative pronoun)

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

• संस्थिताः: stationed / present
• संस्थिताः: Karta (कर्ता; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case, nominative, plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case, nominative, plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘शत्रवः’)

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचनम्; द्वितीया (2nd case, accusative, singular)

• समापन्नाः: having met with / reached
• समापन्नाः: Kriya (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचनम्; प्रथमा (1st case, nominative, plural)

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी (6th case, genitive, plural)

• प्रसादतः: due to the grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb); अर्थः ‘due to/from the grace’

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkhatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden reversal on a battlefield or encampment near the sacred precinct: enemies collapse or flee as an unseen spiritual force—symbolized by radiant brāhmaṇas—prevails.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Śatrus (enemies)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The favor of the righteous is protective and potent; honoring dharma reverses misfortune and neutralizes hostility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śaṅkhatīrtha, within whose narrative the king gains protection through brāhmaṇas’ grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights the fruit (phala) of brāhmaṇa-prasāda gained through prior worship and giving.