Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ततो रुद्धे शकृन्मूत्रे सैन्यमानाहदुःखितम् । तथागतमभिभेक्ष्य पर्यतप्यत पार्थिवः

Transliteration

tato ruddhe śakṛnmūtre sainyamānāhaduḥkhitam | tathāgatamabhibhekṣya paryatapyata pārthivaḥ

Translation

جب پاخانہ اور پیشاب بند ہو گیا تو لشکر سخت تکلیف میں مبتلا ہو کر فریاد کرنے لگا۔ جو کچھ ہوا تھا اسے دیکھ کر بادشاہ نہایت پریشان ہوا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'thereupon/then'

• ruddhe: (when) blocked/obstructed
• ruddhe: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudh (धातु) → rudhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-द्विवचनम्; locative dual neuter; 'when (two things) were blocked'

• śakṛt: feces
• śakṛt: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (context: in compound)

• mūtre: urine
• mūtre: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया/सप्तमी द्विवचनम् (context: in compound; here with śakṛt as dvandva-like pair)

• sainyam: the army
• sainyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; nominative singular neuter

• ānāha-duḥkhitam: distressed by swelling/obstruction
• ānāha-duḥkhitam: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānāha (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आनाहेन दुःखितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; qualifying 'sainyam'

• tathā: thus, in that manner
• tathā: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• āgatam: come, arrived (state)
• āgatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) → āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्; object of 'abhibhekṣya'

• abhibhekṣya: having seen/observed
• abhibhekṣya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-√īkṣ (धातु) → abhibhekṣya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (absolutive); 'having looked at/observed'

• paryatapyata: was greatly distressed
• paryatapyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√tap (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; 'he was distressed/tormented'

• pārthivaḥ: the king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soldiers writhe and cry; the king stands amid ministers, face tightened with concern, hands raised in questioning; banners droop as the camp’s confidence collapses.

Characters & Entities

• Śaryāti
• Bhārgava (Cyavana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler must respond to collective suffering with inquiry and corrective action, recognizing that dharma-breach can manifest as public distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the king’s crisis becomes a lesson in dharma within the māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it narrates the onset of suffering and the king’s concern.