Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततः कथावसाने सा भार्या तस्य महीपतेः । अब्रवीदमृतं वाक्यं कृतांजलिपुटा सती

Transliteration

tataḥ kathāvasāne sā bhāryā tasya mahīpateḥ | abravīdamṛtaṃ vākyaṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭā satī

Translation

ครั้นเรื่องราวจบลง พระมเหสีของพระมหากษัตริย์นั้น—สตรีผู้มีศีล—ประนมมือด้วยความเคารพ แล้วกล่าววาจาดุจน้ำอมฤต

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereafter)

• कथा-अवसाने: at the end of the story
• कथा-अवसाने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘कथायाः अवसानम्’ → ‘कथावसानम्’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महीपतेः: of the king
• महीपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपतिः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अमृतम्: nectar-like, sweet
• अमृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटा: with hands joined in reverence
• कृत-अञ्जलि-पुटा: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष-प्रधानः) ‘कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः यस्याः सा’ (hands folded as a cup)

• सती: the virtuous lady
• सती: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (सत्-प्रातिपदिक, स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-नाम (virtuous woman)

Speaker

Narrator (implied Purāṇic narration; framed later by Sūta in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen stands or sits with hands folded (añjali), face serene; the sage and king listen; the moment is poised—after dharma discourse, before a question is asked.

Characters & Entities

• mahīpati (king)
• bhāryā (queen)
• satī (virtuous woman)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence (añjali) and gentle speech are signs of inner dharma; sincere inquiry after hearing dharma-kathā deepens spiritual understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative sits within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, the sanctified region being praised throughout the section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is stated; the devotional gesture of añjali and respectful speech are highlighted as dharmic observances.