Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततश्च मंत्रिभिः सर्वैः शंतनुस्तस्य चानुजः । पितृपैतामहे राज्ये सत्वरं सन्नियोजितः

Transliteration

tataśca maṃtribhiḥ sarvaiḥ śaṃtanustasya cānujaḥ | pitṛpaitāmahe rājye satvaraṃ sanniyojitaḥ

Translation

Daraufhin setzten alle Minister seinen jüngeren Bruder Śaṃtanu eilends im angestammten Reich von Vater und Vorvätern ein.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Discourse (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् इत्यर्थे (then/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• मंत्रिभिः: by the ministers
• मंत्रिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; ‘मंत्रिभिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शंतनुः: Śaṃtanu
• शंतनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंतनु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• तस्य: of him (Devāpi)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• अनुजः: (his) younger brother
• अनुजः: Apposition (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; ‘younger brother’

• पितृपैतामहे: in the paternal and ancestral
• पितृपैतामहे: Adhikarana (Location/Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पैतामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; द्वन्द्व-समासः (पितृ + पैतामह) = paternal and ancestral

• राज्ये: kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (Location/Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Discourse (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय; from सत्वर)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सन्नियोजितः: was duly appointed/installed
• सन्नियोजितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नि + युज् (धातु) → नियोजित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः (past passive participle)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal coronation: Śaṃtanu seated on the throne as ministers perform abhiṣeka, with royal insignia and ancestral emblems displayed.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṃtanu
• Devāpi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Social order is sustained by rightful succession and counsel; dharma is maintained when governance is promptly and properly established.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it continues the narrative setting preceding the tīrtha’s miraculous context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is political-dharmic appointment rather than a ritual.