Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अन्यासां चैव नारीणां सर्वासामपि भामिनि । गर्भानि पातितास्तैस्तु द्रव्यार्थं क्षत्रियाधमैः

Transliteration

anyāsāṃ caiva nārīṇāṃ sarvāsāmapi bhāmini | garbhāni pātitāstaistu dravyārthaṃ kṣatriyādhamaiḥ

Translation

Còn đối với những người phụ nữ khác—tất cả, hỡi người đẹp—thai nghén của họ đã bị bọn Kṣatriya hèn ác kia làm cho sẩy rụng, chỉ vì lòng tham của cải cướp đoạt.

Word by Word

• अन्यासाम्: of other (women)
• अन्यासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — feminine, genitive plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• नारीणाम्: of women
• नारीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — feminine, genitive plural

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — feminine, genitive plural

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

• भामिनि: O fair/angry lady
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — feminine, vocative singular

• गर्भानि: fetuses/wombs
• गर्भानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — neuter, accusative plural

• पातिताः: were caused to fall/aborted
• पातिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन — PPP; agrees with implied agentive construction; here used predicatively with ‘गर्भानि’ (neuter) by sense

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — masculine, instrumental plural

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• द्रव्य-अर्थम्: for wealth’s sake
• द्रव्य-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — neuter, accusative singular; हेत्वर्थे (for the sake of)

• क्षत्रिय-अधमैः: by the lowest of kṣatriyas
• क्षत्रिय-अधमैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अधम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — masculine, instrumental plural

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark scene of cruelty: vile kṣatriyas cause miscarriages among women for plunder; the composition should emphasize moral horror rather than graphic detail.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Women
• Kṣatriyas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma escalates into extreme cruelty when driven by greed; Purāṇas portray such acts as spiritually disastrous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, supporting its dharma-teaching through narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a depiction of wrongdoing meant to be rejected.