Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

चरेण केनचिद्दृष्टाः कथिता नृपसन्निधौ । अश्वाश्च बहुशो दोला रथाश्च बहुशो वृषाः

Transliteration

careṇa kenaciddṛṣṭāḥ kathitā nṛpasannidhau | aśvāśca bahuśo dolā rathāśca bahuśo vṛṣāḥ

Translation

Dilihat oleh seorang pengintip, lalu dilaporkan di hadapan raja—banyak kuda, banyak doli, banyak ratha, dan banyak pula lembu jantan (vṛṣa).

Word by Word

• चरेण: by a spy/agent
• चरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• केनचित्: by someone
• केनचित्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; ‘by someone’)

• दृष्टाः: seen
• दृष्टाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘seen’ (PPP used adjectivally)

• कथिताः: reported
• कथिताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘told/reported’

• नृपसन्निधौ: in the king’s presence
• नृपसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘नृपस्य सन्निधौ’ (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• बहुशः: many (in number)/often
• बहुशः: Avyaya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘many times/in many (instances)’)

• दोलाः: palanquins/swings
• दोलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोलā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• रथाः: chariots
• रथाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• बहुशः: many (in number)/often
• बहुशः: Avyaya (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वृषाः: bulls
• वृषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narration within the Purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scout stands before the king, gesturing toward the horizon; behind him, a distant line of horses, palanquins, chariots, and bull-carts approaches; courtiers listen.

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha narratives often move through social order—news reaches rulers, and dharma unfolds through proper reception and inquiry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya region and its approach are in view; the Gaṅgā-bank setting frames the episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a courtly report describing the approaching group.