Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

एवं सा प्रोच्यमानापि न बभाषे कथंचन । मूकवन्न विजानाति न च भुंक्ते सुलोचना

Transliteration

evaṃ sā procyamānāpi na babhāṣe kathaṃcana | mūkavanna vijānāti na ca bhuṃkte sulocanā

Translation

Walaupun ditanya demikian, dia tidak berkata apa-apa. Seperti orang bisu, dia seakan-akan tidak menyedari; dan si bermata jelita itu pun tidak menjamah makanan.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘thus/in this way’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• procyamānā: being addressed
• procyamānā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/मान-प्रत्यय (present passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being addressed/being spoken to’

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• babhāṣe: spoke
• babhāṣe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• kathaṃcana: at all
• kathaṃcana: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indefinite adverb), ‘in any way/at all’

• mūkavat: like a mute
• mūkavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mūka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तुल्योपमा-अव्यय (vat-pratyaya adverbial), ‘like a mute person’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• vijānāti: understands/knows
• vijānāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhuṃkte: eats/enjoys
• bhuṃkte: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sulocanā: the fair-eyed woman
• sulocanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + locanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सुन्दराणि लोचनानि यस्याः सा)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic reciter, contextually Sūta-like narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The hybrid woman sits withdrawn, eyes lowered, lips closed; untouched food lies nearby; the king stands concerned; deer remain close as if guarding her.

Characters & Entities

• sulocanā (lovely-eyed maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering may manifest as silence and withdrawal; sacred narratives prepare the listener for compassion and eventual deliverance through dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes her condition (silence, not eating), foreshadowing a remedial dharmic act.