Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । अन्धकः कस्य पुत्रोऽयं किंप्रभावः कथं हतः । कस्माद्धतस्तु संग्रामे सर्वं विस्तरतो वद

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | andhakaḥ kasya putro'yaṃ kiṃprabhāvaḥ kathaṃ hataḥ | kasmāddhatastu saṃgrāme sarvaṃ vistarato vada

Translation

诸仙人说道：“这安陀迦是谁之子？他有何威势，又是如何被杀？为何在战场上被诛？请为我们详尽宣说一切。”

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कस्य: of whom/whose
• कस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Pradhana (Predicate nominal/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• किंप्रभावः: of what power/what is his might
• किंप्रभावः: Pradhana (Predicate nominal/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक-तत्पुरुष (interrogative determinative)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• हतः: killed/slain
• हतः: Pradhana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कस्मात्: from what cause/why
• कस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• हतः: killed
• हतः: Pradhana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अनुयोगार्थ

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• वद: tell/speak
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta (to be the respondent)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage assembly: seated sages with matted hair and bark garments question the sūta-narrator, who sits respectfully with a palm-leaf manuscript; the mood is inquisitive and solemn, foreshadowing a great battle-tale of Andhaka.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Sūta (implied interlocutor)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching unfolds through careful inquiry—knowing the origin of adharma clarifies the purpose of divine intervention.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a transition into expanded narration; the tīrtha context remains the Kelīśvarī Mahātmya within Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it requests a detailed account (ākhyāna) rather than prescribing a rite.