Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

राजद्वारं समासाद्य स्थितौ स्वजनसंवृतौ । द्वाःस्थेन सूचितौ राज्ञे सभातलमुपस्थितौ

Transliteration

rājadvāraṃ samāsādya sthitau svajanasaṃvṛtau | dvāḥsthena sūcitau rājñe sabhātalamupasthitau

Translation

রাজদ্বারে পৌঁছে তারা দু’জন নিজেদের লোকজন দ্বারা পরিবেষ্টিত হয়ে দাঁড়াল। দ্বারপাল রাজাকে জানালে তারা রাজসভামণ্ডপে উপস্থিত হল।

Word by Word

• राजद्वारम्: the king’s gate
• राजद्वारम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (king's gate)

• समासाद्य: having approached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• स्थितौ: stood
• स्थितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• स्वजनसंवृतौ: surrounded by their own people
• स्वजनसंवृतौ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वजन + संवृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (surrounded by their own people); विशेषणम् (स्थितौ)

• द्वाःस्थेन: by the doorkeeper
• द्वाःस्थेन: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार् + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (door-keeper)

• सूचितौ: were informed/announced
• सूचितौ: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सूच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• राज्ञे: to the king
• राज्ञे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सभातलम्: the assembly-hall floor
• सभातलम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (floor of the assembly hall)

• उपस्थितौ: arrived / were present
• उपस्थितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the palace gate, two disputants stand amid their entourages; a doorkeeper gestures inward, then the scene opens into a grand assembly hall where they step onto the sabhā floor.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā (king)
• Dvāḥstha (doorkeeper)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is supported by institutions of orderly governance—proper procedure enables fair hearing and judgment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.