Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अधावत्सहितः सर्वैः स राजा राजपुत्रकैः । वृन्दास्फोटोऽभवत्तेषां शीघ्रं जग्मुर्दिशो दश

Transliteration

adhāvatsahitaḥ sarvaiḥ sa rājā rājaputrakaiḥ | vṛndāsphoṭo'bhavatteṣāṃ śīghraṃ jagmurdiśo daśa

Translation

ആ രാജാവ് എല്ലാ രാജകുമാരന്മാരോടും കൂടി ഓടി; എന്നാൽ അവരുടെ സംഘം ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിൽ ചിതറി, അവർ വേഗത്തിൽ പത്തു ദിക്കുകളിലേക്കു പിരിഞ്ഞുപോയി.

Word by Word

• adhāvat: ran (after)/rushed
• adhāvat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi-√dhāv (धाव् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त; √sah/सह् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of rājā)

• sarvaiḥ: with all (of them)
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakari (Instrument/Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rājaputrakaiḥ: with the princes
• rājaputrakaiḥ: Sahakari (Instrument/Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-putraka (प्रातिपदिक; राजा + पुत्रक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (with the princes/king's sons)

• vṛndāsphoṭaḥ: a scattering of the group
• vṛndāsphoṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛndā-sphoṭa (प्रातिपदिक; वृन्दा + स्फोट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (breaking up of the group)

• abhavat: happened/occurred
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन-प्रयोग; विशेषणम् (of diśaḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king and princes sprint; then the group breaks apart, figures running in different directions under oppressive darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Citrasena
• rājaputrāḥ (princes)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly strength and royal company can dissolve in a moment; one is led toward dependence on dharma and divine refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets the narrative turn within the Revā Khaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha is approached in the following verses (a divine lake by the Revā-region sacred landscape).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes the scattering of the king’s retinue.