Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इत्थं सुविस्मितो राजा भीतः सा राजवल्लभा । प्रत्युवाच विहस्यैनं विनयेन शुचिस्मिता

Transliteration

itthaṃ suvismito rājā bhītaḥ sā rājavallabhā | pratyuvāca vihasyainaṃ vinayena śucismitā

Translation

یوں بادشاہ نہایت حیران اور خوف زدہ کھڑا رہا۔ بادشاہ کی محبوبہ نے پاکیزہ مسکراہٹ کے ساتھ، نرمی سے ہنس کر، عاجزی کے ساتھ اسے جواب دیا۔

Word by Word

• ittham: thus
• ittham: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• su-vismitaḥ: greatly astonished
• su-vismitaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + vismita (√smi/vismi; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• bhītaḥ: frightened
• bhītaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √bhī (धातु) → bhīta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम ‘तद्’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rāja-vallabhā: the king’s beloved
• rāja-vallabhā: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘राज्ञः वल्लभा’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pratyuvāca: replied
• pratyuvāca: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vihasya: smiling
• vihasya: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√has (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘vihasya’ = having smiled/laughed

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम ‘एतद्’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vinayena: with humility
• vinayena: Karana (Manner/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/भाव

• śuci-smitā: with a pure smile
• śuci-smitā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक) + smitā (√smi; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka-group (frame assumed; not explicit in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands fearful and amazed; the queen, radiant and pure, smiles softly and replies with humility, diffusing tension.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Queen

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when wronged, a virtuous person responds with composure, humility, and dharmic speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred site is mentioned here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the forthcoming explanation of mantra and discipline.