Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अन्यासां चैव नारीणां सर्वासामपि भामिनि । गर्भानि पातितास्तैस्तु द्रव्यार्थं क्षत्रियाधमैः

Transliteration

anyāsāṃ caiva nārīṇāṃ sarvāsāmapi bhāmini | garbhāni pātitāstaistu dravyārthaṃ kṣatriyādhamaiḥ

Translation

அழகியவளே! மற்ற பெண்கள் அனைவரின் கர்ப்பங்களையும், செல்வத்தைப் பறிக்கவே அந்த இழிந்த க்ஷத்திரியர்கள் கலைத்தனர்।

Word by Word

• अन्यासाम्: of other (women)
• अन्यासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — feminine, genitive plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• नारीणाम्: of women
• नारीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — feminine, genitive plural

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — feminine, genitive plural

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• भामिनि: O fair/angry lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — feminine, vocative singular

• गर्भानि: fetuses/wombs
• गर्भानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — neuter, accusative plural

• पातिताः: were caused to fall/aborted
• पातिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — PPP; agrees with implied agentive construction; here used predicatively with ‘गर्भानि’ (neuter) by sense

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — masculine, instrumental plural

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• द्रव्य-अर्थम्: for wealth’s sake
• द्रव्य-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — neuter, accusative singular; हेत्वर्थे (for the sake of)

• क्षत्रिय-अधमैः: by the lowest of kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रिय-अधमैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अधम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — masculine, instrumental plural

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark scene of cruelty: vile kṣatriyas cause miscarriages among women for plunder; the composition should emphasize moral horror rather than graphic detail.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Women
• Kṣatriyas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma escalates into extreme cruelty when driven by greed; Purāṇas portray such acts as spiritually disastrous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, supporting its dharma-teaching through narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a depiction of wrongdoing meant to be rejected.