Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

परिश्रांते विदीर्णे च भुंजाने च रिपोर्बले । प्रस्थाने च प्रवेशे च प्रहर्तव्यं न संशयः

Transliteration

pariśrāṃte vidīrṇe ca bhuṃjāne ca riporbale | prasthāne ca praveśe ca prahartavyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ശത്രുസൈന്യം ക്ഷീണിച്ചിരിക്കുമ്പോഴും, ചിതറിയിരിക്കുമ്പോഴും, ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുമ്പോഴും, പുറപ്പെടുമ്പോഴും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കുമ്പോഴും സംശയമില്ലാതെ ആക്രമിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• pariśrānte: when (he is) exhausted
• pariśrānte: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-śrānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √śram श्रम् with pari-)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (when [he] is exhausted)

• vidīrṇe: when (he is) shattered/broken
• vidīrṇe: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-dīrṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dṝ/√dīr दॄ/दीर् with vi-)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (when [it/he] is broken/torn)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• bhuñjāne: while eating
• bhuñjāne: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhuñjāna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bhuj भुज्)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle: 'while eating/enjoying')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ripoḥ: of the enemy
• ripoḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• bale: in (his) army/strength
• bale: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the force/strength)

• prasthāne: at departure
• prasthāne: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (at the time of departure)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• praveśe: at entry
• praveśe: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (at entry)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• prahartavyam: should be struck/attacked
• prahartavyam: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-hartavya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √hṛ/√har हर् with pra-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive: 'should be struck')

• na: no; not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता/विधेय (there is no doubt)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narration within Setukhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield instructor enumerates moments to strike: enemy troops weary, fractured, eating, marching, or entering a gate/camp; dynamic vignettes of each condition.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It presents a hard-edged kṣātra-nīti principle: in conflict, decisive action is advised when the opponent is vulnerable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this tactical verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.