Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
सर्वतः फलरत्नाढ्यान्सर्वतः कुसुमोज्ज्वलान् । अपश्यत्पादपांश्चैव विहगैरनुमोदितान्
Transliteration
sarvataḥ phalaratnāḍhyānsarvataḥ kusumojjvalān | apaśyatpādapāṃścaiva vihagairanumoditān
Translation
അവൻ എല്ലായിടത്തും രത്നസമാന ഫലഭാരമുള്ളതും പുഷ്പപ്രഭയിൽ ദീപ്തമായതുമായ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളെ കണ്ടു—പക്ഷികൾ അവയെ പ്രശംസിച്ച് ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ തോന്നി।
Word by Word
sarvataḥon all sides
sarvataḥ:
Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsarvataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सर्वदिक्/सर्वतः (from all sides/everywhere)
phala-ratna-āḍhyānrich with fruits and gems
phala-ratna-āḍhyān:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootphala (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (फलैः रत्नैश्च आढ्याः)
sarvataḥon all sides
sarvataḥ:
Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsarvataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; पुनरुक्त्या सर्वदिक्-व्याप्तिः
kusuma-ujjvalānbright with blossoms
kusuma-ujjvalān:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootkusuma (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुसुमैः उज्ज्वलाः)
apaśyatsaw
apaśyat:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
pādapāntrees
pādapān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpādapa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/just)
vihagaiḥby birds
vihagaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvihaga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
anumoditānapproved/cheered (by)
anumoditān:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootanumodita (कृदन्त, anu-√mud मुद् ‘to rejoice/approve’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषणम् (pādapān)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Radiant flowering trees heavy with jewel-like fruits; birds flutter and sing as if praising the grove; sunlight dapples the path of the traveler.
Characters & Entities
T
Trees (pādapa)B
Birds (vihaga)FAQs
Abundance in sacred terrain symbolizes divine favor—holy landscapes are depicted as naturally generous and auspicious.
The blessed woodland of the Raivata-garden setting within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative.
None.