Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
Devanagari script
तदा याम्यैश्च नीतोऽसाविंद्रसेनो दुरात्मवान् । यमान्तिकमनुप्राप्तस्तदा राजा सकल्मषः
Transliteration
tadā yāmyaiśca nīto'sāviṃdraseno durātmavān | yamāntikamanuprāptastadā rājā sakalmaṣaḥ
Translation
Ketika itu, Indrasena yang durjana dibawa oleh para utusan Yama. Raja yang ternoda oleh dosa itu pun dihadapkan ke hadirat Yama sendiri.
Word by Word
तदाthen
तदा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb of time)
याम्यैःby Yama's attendants
याम्यैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयाम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental plural)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (indeclinable conjunction)
नीतःwas led
नीतः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Rootनीत (कृदन्त; √नी (धातु) + क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle; masculine nominative singular)
असौthat man (he)
असौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular; demonstrative)
इन्द्रसेनःIndrasena
इन्द्रसेनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular; proper name)
दुरात्मवान्wicked-souled
दुरात्मवान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुरात्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular; adjective)
यमान्तिकम्to Yama's presence
यमान्तिकम्:
Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
TypeNoun
Rootयम-अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक; यम + अन्तिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)
अनुप्राप्तःhaving arrived
अनुप्राप्तः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुप्राप्त (कृदन्त; अनु + √प्राप्/√आप् (धातु) + क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle; masculine nominative singular)
तदाthen
तदा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb of time)
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)
सकल्मषःsinful; tainted
सकल्मषः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस-कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक; स + कल्मष)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masculine, nominative singular; adjective)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Sages/pilgrims
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stark procession: Yamadūtas with nooses escort Indrasena through a dark path to Yama’s court; the king appears diminished, marked by soot-like stains of sin, approaching a radiant yet terrifying throne of justice.
Characters & Entities
I
IndrasenaY
YamaY
Yāmya-dūtasFAQs
Actions follow the soul; adharma leads to accountability before the cosmic law embodied by Yama.
No holy site is named in this verse.
None.