Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

इतीरिता नृपतिना मंत्रिणो रुरुदुस्तदा । पांड्यनाथ महाराज रिपूणामपि वत्सल

Transliteration

itīritā nṛpatinā maṃtriṇo rurudustadā | pāṃḍyanātha mahārāja ripūṇāmapi vatsala

Translation

جب بادشاہ نے یوں کہا تو اسی لمحے وزیروں کی آنکھیں بھر آئیں؛ پاندیہ ناتھ مہاراج، وہ عظیم راجا، دشمنوں پر بھی شفقت کرنے والا تھا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• ईरिताः: having been spoken/said
• ईरिताः: Karta (of implied passive/subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरित (√ईर्/ईरय् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्

• नृपतिना: by the king
• नृपतिना: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• मंत्रिणः: ministers
• मंत्रिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• रुरुदुः: wept
• रुरुदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• पांड्यनाथ: O lord of the Pāṇḍyas
• पांड्यनाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्ड्य + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचनम् (vocative/nominative sg, address)

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (Vocative singular)

• रिपूणाम्: of enemies
• रिपूणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• वत्सल: affectionate
• वत्सल: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन/प्रथमा एकवचनम् (vocative/nominative sg)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate Pāṇḍya king speaks; ministers around him break into tears, their hands folded, overwhelmed by his affection even toward enemies.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍyanātha
• Śaṅkara (Pāṇḍya king)
• ministers

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True rājadharma includes compassion and restraint—so much so that a noble king is gentle even toward foes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region (Setukhaṇḍa), traditionally connected with Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse focuses on character and kingship rather than a specific rite.