Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य स राजा सपरिग्रहः । परदेशं गतो हंतुं शत्रुसंघं दुरासदम्

Transliteration

kasyacittvatha kālasya sa rājā saparigrahaḥ | paradeśaṃ gato haṃtuṃ śatrusaṃghaṃ durāsadam

Translation

Pagkaraan, sa isang takdang panahon, ang haring iyon—kasama ang kanyang mga kasama at kagamitang pandigma—ay nagtungo sa banyagang lupain upang lipulin ang hukbong kaaway na mahirap daigin.

Word by Word

• kasyacit: of some
• kasyacit: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; 'कस्यचित्' = 'of some' (indefinite)

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

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (sequencing particle: 'then/now')

• kālasya: of time
• kālasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saparigrahaḥ: with his entourage/possessions
• saparigrahaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + parigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: सह परिग्रहेण (with retinue/possessions)

• paradeśam: to a foreign land
• paradeśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paradeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: paraḥ deśaḥ

• gataḥ: went
• gataḥ: Kriya (Motion/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hantum: to kill
• hantum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (हन् धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), 'to kill'

• śatrusaṃgham: the host of enemies
• śatrusaṃgham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: śatrūṇāṃ saṃghaḥ

• durāsadam: hard to attack
• durāsadam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durāsada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'hard to assail/approach'

Speaker

Pulastya (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Indrasena departs with chariots, elephants, and soldiers; banners fly as he crosses a border landscape. The queen watches from palace steps, hinting at impending separation and the story’s moral turn.

Characters & Entities

• Indrasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames rāja-dharma: the king undertakes perilous action to subdue hostile forces and protect order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this verse; it advances the storyline that later connects to tīrtha merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.