Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अधावत्सहितः सर्वैः स राजा राजपुत्रकैः । वृन्दास्फोटोऽभवत्तेषां शीघ्रं जग्मुर्दिशो दश

Transliteration

adhāvatsahitaḥ sarvaiḥ sa rājā rājaputrakaiḥ | vṛndāsphoṭo'bhavatteṣāṃ śīghraṃ jagmurdiśo daśa

Translation

وہ بادشاہ تمام شہزادوں کے ساتھ دوڑا؛ مگر ان کی جماعت گھبراہٹ میں بکھر گئی اور تیزی سے دسوں سمتوں میں پھیل گئی۔

Word by Word

• adhāvat: ran (after)/rushed
• adhāvat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi-√dhāv (धाव् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त; √sah/सह् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of rājā)

• sarvaiḥ: with all (of them)
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakari (Instrument/Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rājaputrakaiḥ: with the princes
• rājaputrakaiḥ: Sahakari (Instrument/Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja-putraka (प्रातिपदिक; राजा + पुत्रक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (with the princes/king's sons)

• vṛndāsphoṭaḥ: a scattering of the group
• vṛndāsphoṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛndā-sphoṭa (प्रातिपदिक; वृन्दा + स्फोट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (breaking up of the group)

• abhavat: happened/occurred
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• jagmuḥ: went
• jagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन-प्रयोग; विशेषणम् (of diśaḥ)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king and princes sprint; then the group breaks apart, figures running in different directions under oppressive darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Citrasena
• rājaputrāḥ (princes)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly strength and royal company can dissolve in a moment; one is led toward dependence on dharma and divine refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sets the narrative turn within the Revā Khaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha is approached in the following verses (a divine lake by the Revā-region sacred landscape).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes the scattering of the king’s retinue.