Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एवं क्षत्त्रान्तकं कृत्वा दत्त्वा विप्रेषु मेदिनीम् । कृतार्थतामनुप्राप्तस्त्रैलोक्ये ख्यातपौरुषः

Transliteration

evaṃ kṣattrāntakaṃ kṛtvā dattvā vipreṣu medinīm | kṛtārthatāmanuprāptastrailokye khyātapauruṣaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ ครั้นเป็นผู้ทำลายเหล่ากษัตริย์นักรบ และถวายแผ่นดินแก่พราหมณ์แล้ว เขาบรรลุความสำเร็จสมปรารถนา; เกียรติแห่งวีรกรรมเลื่องลือไปทั่วไตรโลก

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• क्षत्त्रान्तकम्: the destruction of the kṣatriyas / kṣatriya-slayer act
• क्षत्त्रान्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; समासः: क्षत्रस्य अन्तकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘destroyer of kṣatriyas’)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyā (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having given)

• विप्रेषु: among/to the brāhmaṇas
• विप्रेषु: Sampradāna/Adhikaraṇa (Recipient-group/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचनम्

• मेदिनीम्: the earth
• मेदिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• कृतार्थताम्: fulfilment/success
• कृतार्थताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतार्थता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• अनुप्राप्तः: attained
• अनुप्राप्तः: Kriyā (Predicative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) — ‘having attained’

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समास (three worlds)

• ख्यातपौरुषः: whose valor is famed
• ख्यातपौरुषः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या + क्त) + पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहि: ख्यातं पौरुषं यस्य (whose valor is renowned)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Jāmadagnyeśvara context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Paraśurāma, after completing his fearsome vow, performs a solemn donation: the earth symbolized by a golden globe/map offered to seated brāhmaṇas, with Prabhāsa shrine imagery in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True accomplishment is linked to dharma—restraint, atonement, and generous giving—leading to lasting fame and spiritual fulfilment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), within the Skanda Purāṇa’s Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, in the context of Jāmadagnyeśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: the gifting of land/earth (medinī) to brāhmaṇas, portrayed as a dharmic act yielding renown and merit.