Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभातसमये समुत्थाय महीपतिः । आह्वयामास शाकल्यं पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhātasamaye samutthāya mahīpatiḥ | āhvayāmāsa śākalyaṃ puruṣairāptakāribhiḥ

Translation

Dann, zur Zeit der Morgenröte, erhob sich der König und ließ Śākalya durch seine zuverlässigen Diener rufen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरबोधक (adverb: 'then/thereupon')

• प्रभातसमये: at dawn-time
• प्रभातसमये: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात + समय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रभातस्य समये); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Pūrvakāla (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); 'having risen'

• महीपतिः: the king
• महीपतिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• आह्वयामास: summoned / called
• आह्वयामास: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शाकल्यम्: Śākalya (name)
• शाकल्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• पुरुषैः: by men
• पुरुषैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agentive means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन

• आप्तकारिभिः: trustworthy / reliable (men)
• आप्तकारिभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप्त + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आप्तं कार्यं ये कुर्वन्ति/आप्तकार्यिणः); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; 'पुरुषैः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator in the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, the king rises in his palace and dispatches trusted attendants to summon the brāhmaṇa Śākalya; the court is quiet, lit by early morning glow.

Characters & Entities

• mahīpati (king)
• Śākalya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic action is coordinated through trustworthy aides; Purāṇic kingship is shown as orderly and responsive to sacred concerns.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it remains within the broader Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse foreshadows a śānti-related action by initiating a summons, but no rite is detailed here.