Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 193

Devanagari script

हे म्लेच्छ रोगिपुरुषं स्वगृहं च नयाम्यहम् । तत्राहमेनं निरुजं करोमि यदि मन्यथ

Transliteration

he mleccha rogipuruṣaṃ svagṛhaṃ ca nayāmyaham | tatrāhamenaṃ nirujaṃ karomi yadi manyatha

Translation

“Ó Mlecchas, levarei este homem doente para a minha própria casa. Lá eu o restituirei à saúde—se assim consentirdes.”

Word by Word

• हे: O!
• हे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• म्लेच्छ: O mleccha (foreigner)
• म्लेच्छ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: म्लेच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• रोगि-पुरुषम्: the sick man
• रोगि-पुरुषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• स्व-गृहम्: (to) his own house
• स्व-गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नयामि: I lead / take
• नयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष? -> उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• निरुजम्: free from disease
• निरुजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of एनम्)

• करोमि: I make
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• मन्यथ: you (all) think / approve
• मन्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

The King (contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king addresses the gathered Mlecchas with open palms, requesting permission to take the sick man to his own home and promising to restore health; the sick elder is supported nearby.

Characters & Entities

• rājā (king)
• Mleccha
• rogi (sick man)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed as compassionate service—taking responsibility for the suffering and seeking their welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse focuses on compassionate action that supports the later pilgrimage purpose.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a practical vow of care and healing rather than a formal rite.