Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हृष्टस्तुष्टोऽवसत्तत्र सचिवैः सह सोऽन्धकः । ददर्श स जगत्सर्वं तुरङ्गांश्च पदातिकान्

Transliteration

hṛṣṭastuṣṭo'vasattatra sacivaiḥ saha so'ndhakaḥ | dadarśa sa jagatsarvaṃ turaṅgāṃśca padātikān

Translation

ดังนั้น อันธกะพำนักอยู่ที่นั่นพร้อมด้วยเสนาบดีทั้งหลาย ด้วยความยินดีและอิ่มเอม เขาได้ทอดพระเนตรทั่วทั้งแว่นแคว้น ทั้งกองทัพม้าและทหารราบ

Word by Word

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘हृष्ट’

• तुष्टः: satisfied
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √तुष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• अवसत्: dwelt/stayed
• अवसत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतन-भूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• सचिवैः: with ministers/counsellors
• सचिवैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सह-योगे

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपसर्गसदृश (with)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्श-भूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (जगत् इति)

• तुरङ्गान्: horses
• तुरङ्गान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• पदातिकान्: foot-soldiers/infantrymen
• पदातिकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदातिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: null

Type: null

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka seated with ministers in a courtly hall, surveying cavalry lines and foot-soldiers assembled in disciplined ranks.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power and military strength can intoxicate the mind; Purāṇas often foreshadow that such pride invites divine correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily narrative (Andhaka’s rule) within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting; no specific tīrtha is explicitly praised in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.