Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
शूद्रान्नमपि नादेयं ब्राह्मणैः किमुतान्त्यजात्
Transliteration
śūdrānnamapi nādeyaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ kimutāntyajāt
Translation
“Makanan daripada seorang Śūdra pun tidak patut diterima oleh para Brahmana—apatah lagi daripada seorang Antyaja.”
Word by Word
शूद्रान्नम्food of a śūdra
शूद्रान्नम्:
Karta (Subject of obligation/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशूद्रान्न (प्रातिपदिक: शूद्र + अन्न)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शूद्रस्य अन्नम्)
अपिeven
अपि:
Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपेक्षा-अव्यय (also/even)
नnot
न:
Negation (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
आदेयम्to be taken/acceptable
आदेयम्:
Karta (Predicate of obligation/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootआदेय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ + √दा (धातु) + यत्)
Formकृत्य (यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (शूद्रान्नम्)
ब्राह्मणैःby brahmins
ब्राह्मणैः:
Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन
किम्what (then)
किम्:
Discourse (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक
उतthen/moreover
उत:
Discourse particle (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
Formविकल्प/उत्कर्ष-निपात; 'किम् उत' = 'how much more'
अन्त्यजात्from an outcaste
अन्त्यजात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्त्यज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन
Speaker
Antyaja (continuing speech, contextual deduction from preceding verse)
Characters & Entities
B
BrāhmaṇaŚ
ŚūdraA
AntyajaFAQs
The verse reflects a traditional purity-code discourse about food acceptance, used in Purāṇic narratives to frame ritual boundaries.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative setting, though this verse itself focuses on dharmic norms rather than a specific sub-tīrtha.
A restriction is stated: Brāhmaṇas should not accept certain categories of food (as framed by the text).