Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

शिष्यैः प्रशिष्यैर्बहुभिरसंख्यातैः समावृताः । तानागतान्समालोक्य बृहद्द्युम्नो महीपतिः

Transliteration

śiṣyaiḥ praśiṣyairbahubhirasaṃkhyātaiḥ samāvṛtāḥ | tānāgatānsamālokya bṛhaddyumno mahīpatiḥ

Translation

เมื่อเหล่ามุนีเหล่านั้นรายล้อมด้วยศิษย์และศิษย์สืบศิษย์เป็นอันมากจนหาประมาณมิได้ ครั้นพระราชาพฤหัททยุมน์ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งแผ่นดิน ทอดพระเนตรเห็นท่านทั้งหลายมาถึง ก็—

Word by Word

• शिष्यैः: with disciples
• शिष्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रशिष्यैः: with grand-disciples
• प्रशिष्यैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (qualifier)

• असंख्यातैः: by countless
• असंख्यातैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंख्यात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (qualifier)

• समावृताः: surrounded/attended
• समावृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) + सम् + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• तान्: those (persons)
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• आगतान्: arrived
• आगतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle, क्तवतु-भाव/क्त-प्रयोगः 'आगत'), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (plural); तान् इति विशेषणम्

• समालोक्य: having seen/observed
• समालोक्य: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लोक् (धातु) + सम् + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• बृहद्द्युम्नः: Bṛhaddyumna
• बृहद्द्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्द्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• महीपतिः: the king
• महीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मही + पति)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping wide-angle view: innumerable disciples and grand-disciples surrounding the foremost sages; King Bṛhaddyumna stands or rises from his seat, preparing to welcome them with arghya and seats; banners and ritual pavilion visible behind.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaddyumna
• Munis
• Śiṣya
• Praśiṣya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is transmitted through living lineages—gurus with disciples—so sacred rites flourish through continuity and disciplined learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the overarching sacred frame in the Setukhaṇḍa; this verse depicts the grandeur of the dharmic gathering connected to that setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it sets the scene for how a king should honor and receive great teachers and their lineages at a yajña.