Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

विरक्ता हि प्रजास्तस्य ब्राह्मणोच्छेदकारकः । समासन्नैर्नृपैस्तस्य देशः सर्वो विलुंपितः । सैन्यं सर्वं समादाय युद्धायोपजगाम सः

Transliteration

viraktā hi prajāstasya brāhmaṇocchedakārakaḥ | samāsannairnṛpaistasya deśaḥ sarvo viluṃpitaḥ | sainyaṃ sarvaṃ samādāya yuddhāyopajagāma saḥ

Translation

ไพร่ฟ้าประชาของเขาพากันหน่ายหนี เพราะเขาเป็นผู้ทำลายพราหมณ์ เหล่ากษัตริย์ใกล้เคียงปล้นสะดมแว่นแคว้นของเขาทั้งสิ้น แล้วเขาจึงรวบรวมกองทัพทั้งหมดและยกไปสู่สงคราม

Word by Word

• विरक्ताः: disaffected
• विरक्ताः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरक्त (कृदन्त; √रञ्ज् (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle)

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

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• ब्राह्मण-उच्छेद-कारकः: one who causes the destruction of brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मण-उच्छेद-कारकः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• समासन्नैः: by neighboring/nearby
• समासन्नैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समासन्न (कृदन्त; √सद् (धातु) उपसर्ग: सम्+आ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकृदन्त (Past participle)

• नृपैः: by kings
• नृपैः: Kartā (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• देशः: country, territory
• देशः: Karma (Patient in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वः: entire
• सर्वः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विलुम्पितः: plundered
• विलुम्पितः: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate in passive/क्रियासमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलुम्पित (कृदन्त; √लुप् (धातु) उपसर्ग: वि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle)

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• समादाय: having gathered/taken
• समादाय: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समादाय (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु) उपसर्ग: सम्+आ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradāna (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपजगाम: approached, went
• उपजगाम: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) उपसर्ग: उप
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Mṛgyu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame audience / internal interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A realm in chaos: subjects turning away, brāhmaṇas threatened, neighboring kings’ banners at the borders, smoke from plundered villages. The king gathers an army—elephants, horses, chariots—marching toward battle under ominous skies.

Characters & Entities

• prajā (subjects)
• brāhmaṇa
• neighboring kings (nṛpa)
• army (sainya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a ruler violates dharma—especially by harming brāhmaṇas—social loyalty collapses and external calamities arise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter glorifies Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa; this verse provides the cautionary narrative backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a dharma-centered historical warning within the māhātmya.