Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35
Devanagari script
पत्नीश्च मंत्रिमुख्यानां तथान्येषां पुरौकसाम् । स्त्रियो बालांश्च कन्याश्च गोधनादीन्यनेकशः
Transliteration
patnīśca maṃtrimukhyānāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ puraukasām | striyo bālāṃśca kanyāśca godhanādīnyanekaśaḥ
Translation
അവൻ മുഖ്യ മന്ത്രിമാരുടെയും മറ്റു നഗരവാസികളുടെയും ഭാര്യമാരെയും—സ്ത്രീകളെയും കുട്ടികളെയും കന്യകളെയും—കൂടാതെ ഗോധനം മുതലായ അനേകംവിധ സമ്പത്തും വീണ്ടെടുത്തു।
Word by Word
पत्नीःwives
पत्नीः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
मन्त्रिमुख्यानाम्of the chief ministers
मन्त्रिमुख्यानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; समासः—मन्त्रिणां मुख्याः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'likewise')
अन्येषाम्of others
अन्येषाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to पुरौकसाम्)
पुरौकसाम्of the city-dwellers
पुरौकसाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
स्त्रियःwomen
स्त्रियः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) बहुवचन (छान्दस/प्रयोगे प्रथमा-रूपसदृशम्)
बालान्boys/children
बालान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootबाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
कन्याःgirls/maidens
कन्याः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) बहुवचन (छान्दस/प्रयोगे प्रथमा-रूपसदृशम्)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
गोधनादीनिcattle-wealth and the like
गोधनादीनि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—गो-धनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + आदि (समाहार/आदिग्रहण)
अनेकशःin many (abundant) ways
अनेकशः:
Sambandha (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनेकशः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, प्रकार/प्रचुरतावाचक (adverb: 'in many ways/abundantly')
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A victorious hero returns recovered townspeople—ministers’ wives, women, children, maidens—along with herds of cattle and assorted wealth; the city watches with relief.
FAQs
Rulership is measured by safeguarding society—especially women and children—and restoring rightful property.
No holy site is mentioned.
None.