Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ततो दिनैः कतिपयैः स बालो व्रणपीडितः । विलंघितभिषक्सत्त्वो ममार च विधेर्वशात्

Transliteration

tato dinaiḥ katipayaiḥ sa bālo vraṇapīḍitaḥ | vilaṃghitabhiṣaksattvo mamāra ca vidhervaśāt

Translation

Beberapa hari kemudian, budak itu diseksa oleh luka; walau para tabib berusaha dengan segala ikhtiar dan kemampuan, dia tetap meninggal menurut kehendak takdir.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपादान/कालार्थे (thereafter/then)

• दिनैः: by days, after days
• दिनैः: Kāla (Time-measure/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; कालपरिमाणे (by/after days)

• कतिपयैः: by a few
• कतिपयैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कतिपय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (a few)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• बालः: the boy
• बालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• व्रणपीडितः: afflicted by a wound
• व्रणपीडितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + √पीड् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (व्रणेन पीडितः)

• विलङ्घितभिषक्सत्त्वः: whose medical aid/strength had failed (or was disregarded)
• विलङ्घितभिषक्सत्त्वः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + √लङ्घ् (धातु) + भिषक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘विलङ्घितः भिषक् (येन) सत्त्वं (बलम्) यस्य’ इति; अर्थतः ‘physician’s strength/aid having been disregarded/failed’

• ममार: died
• ममार: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• विधेः: of fate, of destiny
• विधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• वशात्: due to the power/control
• वशात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे (due to/under the control of)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wounded boy lies on a bed; physicians with medicine bowls and instruments look defeated; the boy’s life departs—suggested by a dimming lamp or a departing bird motif; attendants freeze in shock.

Characters & Entities

• bāla (boy)
• bhiṣak (physicians)
• vidhi (fate)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human means are limited; recognizing the sovereignty of destiny encourages humility and turning toward dharma and prayer.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.