Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियाश्च महावीरा किंकरत्वे हि निर्मिताः

Transliteration

kṣatriyāśca mahāvīrā kiṃkaratve hi nirmitāḥ

Translation

และเหล่ากษัตริย์นักรบผู้กล้าหาญยิ่งนั้น แท้จริงถูกสร้างขึ้นเพื่อการรับใช้—ยืนพร้อมเป็นผู้ปรนนิบัติด้วยศรัทธา ตามระเบียบแห่งธรรมะที่กำหนดไว้

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियाः: Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• महावीराः: great heroes
• महावीराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर (प्रातिपदिक: महा + वीर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• किंकरत्वे: in servitude
• किंकरत्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकरत्व (प्रातिपदिक: किंकर + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• निर्मिताः: were created/made
• निर्मिताः: Karma (Predicate/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्मि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अर्थः ‘निर्मित’ (made/created)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Brāhma Khaṇḍa / Dharmāraṇya narrative tone; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined band of heroic Kṣatriyas stands in attentive service—hands folded or holding weapons lowered—near a forest-āśrama, signaling protective readiness under dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣatriya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heroism is perfected by dharmic service; strength becomes sacred when used in disciplined attendance to righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya—the sacred forest-section being praised in this portion of the Brāhma Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the dharmic social function of service.