Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अथ प्रोचुर्जनास्तस्य देश आनर्त इत्ययम् । अयं भूपोत्र विख्यातः सुधर्मज्ञो बृहद्बलः

Transliteration

atha procurjanāstasya deśa ānarta ityayam | ayaṃ bhūpotra vikhyātaḥ sudharmajño bṛhadbalaḥ

Translation

Da sprachen die Leute zu ihm: „Dieses Land heißt Ānarta. Und dies ist der berühmte Enkel eines Königs, kundig im guten Dharma und von großer Kraft.“

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय — then/now

• प्रोचुः: said
• प्रोचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परोक्षभूत (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 3rd person plural

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• देशः: the country
• देशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• आनर्तः: Ānarta (name of the region)
• आनर्तः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय — quotative marker

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — demonstrative pronoun

• भूप-उत्र: the king's son
• भूप-उत्र: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूपस्य उत्रः = king's son)

• विख्यातः: renowned
• विख्यातः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• सु-धर्म-ज्ञः: knower of good dharma
• सु-धर्म-ज्ञः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (धर्मं जानाति)

• बृहद्-बलः: of great strength
• बृहद्-बलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Narrator (reporting speech of the people)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānarta-kṣetra (regional frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Townspeople respectfully identify the land as Ānarta and praise a renowned royal descendant known for dharma and strength; the king listens, still unsettled.

Characters & Entities

• Ānarta
• king
• people

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True fame is grounded in dharma; strength becomes praiseworthy when joined to righteous conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse names the region Ānarta; the specific tīrtha is not identified in this single line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.