Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अथाऽसौ पार्थिवः सद्यो रौद्रास्यः समजायत । व्याघ्रो दशकरालश्च तीक्ष्णदन्तनखस्तथा । भक्षयामास तां सेनामात्मीयां क्रोधमूर्च्छितः

Transliteration

athā'sau pārthivaḥ sadyo raudrāsyaḥ samajāyata | vyāghro daśakarālaśca tīkṣṇadantanakhastathā | bhakṣayāmāsa tāṃ senāmātmīyāṃ krodhamūrcchitaḥ

Translation

Pagkaraan, ang haring iyon ay agad naging mabangis ang anyo—tila isang tigre, kakila-kilabot, na may matutulis na pangil at kuko; at sa pagkahilo ng poot, sinimulan niyang lamunin ang sarili niyang hukbo.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भबोधक (indeclinable; sequence marker)

• asau: that (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (अदस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (pronoun; masculine nominative singular)

• pārthivaḥ: the king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (पार्थिव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (सद्यः-अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of time)

• raudrāsyaḥ: fierce-faced
• raudrāsyaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra + āsya (रौद्र + आस्य; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine nominative singular; adjective)

• samajāyata: was born/became
• samajāyata: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• vyāghraḥ: a tiger
• vyāghraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (व्याघ्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• daśakarālaḥ: ten-mouthed/ten-gaping
• daśakarālaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa + karāla (दश + कराल; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine nominative singular; adjective)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (indeclinable conjunction)

• tīkṣṇadantanakhaḥ: sharp-toothed and clawed
• tīkṣṇadantanakhaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa + danta + nakha (तीक्ष्ण + दन्त + नख; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine nominative singular; adjective)

• tathā: also/thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (तथा-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (indeclinable; ‘thus/also’)

• bhakṣayāmāsa: devoured
• bhakṣayāmāsa: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhakṣ (भक्ष्)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (pronoun; feminine accusative singular)

• senām: army
• senām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (सेना-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (feminine accusative singular)

• ātmīyām: his own
• ātmīyām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātmīya (आत्मीय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine accusative singular; adjective)

• krodhamūrcchitaḥ: frenzied with anger
• krodhamūrcchitaḥ: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha + mūrcchita (क्रोध + मूर्च्छित; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (past participle; masculine nominative singular)

Speaker

Pulastya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king’s face contorts; his body transforms into a massive tiger with tenfold ferocity; in a frenzy he turns upon his own soldiers, who scatter in terror amid a chaotic camp.

Characters & Entities

• Pārthiva (king)
• Vyāghra (tiger)
• Senā (army)
• Arbuda-parvata (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unrighteous violence can turn inward: when dharma is breached, one’s power becomes self-destructive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda Mountain is shown as a potent sacred zone where moral imbalance manifests as swift, visible transformation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the curse’s fruition and the dramatic collapse of royal order.