Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अश्वान्नरान्गजानुष्ट्रान्पशूंश्चैव धनानि च । जगृहुर्युवतीः सर्वाश्चार्वंगीश्चैव कन्यकाः

Transliteration

aśvānnarāngajānuṣṭrānpaśūṃścaiva dhanāni ca | jagṛhuryuvatīḥ sarvāścārvaṃgīścaiva kanyakāḥ

Translation

Kinuha nila ang mga kabayo, mga lalaki, mga elepante, mga kamelyo, mga hayop at mga kayamanan; at dinala rin nila ang lahat ng mga dalaga, pati ang magagandang may mahahabang biyas na mga birhen.

Word by Word

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• नरान्: men
• नरान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• गजान्: elephants
• गजान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• उष्ट्रान्: camels
• उष्ट्रान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• पशून्: animals/cattle
• पशून्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• धनानि: wealth/treasures
• धनानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• जगृहुः: they seized/took
• जगृहुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• युवतीः: young women
• युवतीः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘yuvatīḥ’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अर्वाङ्गीः: beautiful-limbed
• अर्वाङ्गीः: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘kanyakāḥ’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphasis)

• कन्यकाः: maidens
• कन्यकाः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After conquest, soldiers drive away horses, elephants, camels, cattle, and carts of wealth; in the background, distressed women and maidens are forcibly led away—an intentionally unsettling scene emphasizing suffering.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvāḥ (horses)
• Gajāḥ (elephants)
• Uṣṭrāḥ (camels)
• Paśavaḥ (cattle)
• Yuvatyaḥ (young women)
• Kanyakāḥ (maidens)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights the harsh consequences of war and conquest, implicitly warning that greed and violence bring suffering and moral decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.