Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
सिद्धनाथं नमस्कृत्य संप्रयातौ सुधैर्यतः । क्षुधावेगेन तीव्रेण तृषा मध्यार्कतापितौ
Transliteration
siddhanāthaṃ namaskṛtya saṃprayātau sudhairyataḥ | kṣudhāvegena tīvreṇa tṛṣā madhyārkatāpitau
Translation
他们向悉檀那他（Siddhanātha）顶礼后，便以沉稳的勇气继续前行；然而正午烈日灼身，饥与渴的猛势逼迫着他们。
Word by Word
सिद्धनाथम्Siddhanātha (the accomplished lord)
सिद्धनाथम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सिद्धः नाथः)
नमस्कृत्यhaving saluted
नमस्कृत्य:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् + कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले क्रिया—“having saluted”
संप्रयातौthe two set out / departed
संप्रयातौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + प्र + या (धातु) → संप्रयात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकालिक कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग—“(they) having set out / departed” (used predicatively)
सुधैर्यतःsteadfastly, with great courage
सुधैर्यतः:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु + धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त/ablatival adverb) — “from/with good courage; steadfastly”
क्षुधावेगेनby the force of hunger
क्षुधावेगेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुधा + वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षुधायाः वेगः)
तीव्रेणintense
तीव्रेण:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण—वेगेन (intense)
तृषाby thirst
तृषा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; “by thirst”
मध्यार्कतापितौthe two scorched by the midday sun
मध्यार्कतापितौ:
Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्य + अर्क + तापित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मध्याह्न-अर्केण तापितौ)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Siddhanātha (Śiva-sthāna)
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Two pilgrims, after bowing at a Siddhanātha shrine, walk onward under a blazing midday sun, visibly parched and weakened by hunger and thirst.
Characters & Entities
S
SiddhanāthaT
two brāhmaṇasFAQs
Reverence to the deity (namaskāra) and perseverance (dhairya) sanctify the journey even amid bodily suffering.
Siddhanātha/Siddhaliṅga area, as a worship-stop on the way toward Prabhāsa.
Namaskāra (obeisance) to Siddhanātha before proceeding.