Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तेन त्वं सुसहायेन हत्वा शत्रून्नरेश्वर । भोक्ष्यसे पृथिवीं सर्वां भ्रातृभिः सह संभृताम्

Transliteration

tena tvaṃ susahāyena hatvā śatrūnnareśvara | bhokṣyase pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha saṃbhṛtām

Translation

凭借他坚强的扶持，哦，人中王（nareśvara），你将诛灭仇敌；随后与你的兄弟们一同享有全大地，使之安稳守护、巩固维系。

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/therefore
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुसहायेन: with a good helper
• सुसहायेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-सहाय (प्रातिपदिक; सु + सहाय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-शोभनः सहायः)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; नर + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् ईश्वरः)

• भोक्ष्यसे: you will enjoy/possess
• भोक्ष्यसे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वाम्: entire
• सर्वाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पृथिवीम्)

• भ्रातृभिः: with (your) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Comitative marker/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (postposition: 'with')

• संभृताम्: well-supported/secured
• संभृताम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-भृ (धातु) → संभृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पृथिवीम्)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual attribution within the Revākhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kurukṣetra (implied dharma-kshetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prophetic reassurance scene: Yudhiṣṭhira as ‘nareśvara’ receiving assurance of victory with Kṛṣṇa’s support; behind him the five brothers symbolizing unity and rightful rule.

Characters & Entities

• nareśvara (king)
• bhrātṛ (brothers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightful rule is portrayed as grounded in support, discipline, and the restoration of order after overcoming hostile forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as part of the broader Revā Khaṇḍa narrative connected to the Narmadā (Revā) sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated here; the verse emphasizes kingship and outcome rather than a rite.