Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

पितरं शत्रुनिर्बद्धं पितृपत्नीस्तथा हृताः । नष्टं दशार्णराष्ट्रं च श्रुत्वा चुक्रोश सिंहवत्

Transliteration

pitaraṃ śatrunirbaddhaṃ pitṛpatnīstathā hṛtāḥ | naṣṭaṃ daśārṇarāṣṭraṃ ca śrutvā cukrośa siṃhavat

Translation

ရန်သူတို့က ဖခင်ကို ချည်နှောင်ထားကြောင်း၊ ဖခင်၏ မဟိသီများကို လုယူသွားကြောင်း၊ ဒသာර්ဏ နိုင်ငံလည်း ပျက်စီးသွားကြောင်း ကြားသိသဖြင့် သူသည် ခြင်္သေ့ကဲ့သို့ ဟိန်းဟောက်လေ၏။

Word by Word

• पितरम्: (his) father
• पितरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'father'

• शत्रुनिर्बद्धम्: bound by enemies
• शत्रुनिर्बद्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत्रु + निर्बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; शत्रुभिः निर्बद्धः इति (agentive/instrumental sense) — 'bound by enemies'

• पितृपत्नीः: (his) father's wives
• पितृपत्नीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — 'father's wives'

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• हृताः: carried off
• हृताः: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — 'were carried off' (agreeing with पितृपत्नीः)

• नष्टम्: destroyed
• नष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'ruined/destroyed' (as heard fact)

• दशार्णराष्ट्रम्: the Daśārṇa kingdom
• दशार्णराष्ट्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशार्ण + राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'the Daśārṇa kingdom'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having heard'

• चुक्रोश: he cried out
• चुक्रोश: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'he cried out'

• सिंहवत्: like a lion
• सिंहवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Simile adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सिंहवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison: 'like a lion')

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhadrāyu, upon hearing of his father’s binding and the abduction of royal women, roars like a lion—eyes blazing, stance widened, hand gripping weapon-hilt.

Characters & Entities

• Daśārṇa
• Father (pitaram)
• Enemies (śatru)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous indignation arises when dharma is violated; a prince is expected to protect family and kingdom as a sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the focus is the Daśārṇa realm and its calamity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.