Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

सक्रोधनाः सदाचाराः श्रौतस्मार्तक्रियापराः । पंचयज्ञरता नित्यं संबंधसंमाश्रिताः । क्षतज्ञाः क्रतुजाश्चैव ते सर्वे नृपसत्तमाः

Transliteration

sakrodhanāḥ sadācārāḥ śrautasmārtakriyāparāḥ | paṃcayajñaratā nityaṃ saṃbaṃdhasaṃmāśritāḥ | kṣatajñāḥ kratujāścaiva te sarve nṛpasattamāḥ

Translation

Quick to righteous anger, of noble conduct, devoted to Śrauta and Smārta observances; ever engaged in the five daily yajñas, grounded in proper bonds and duties; knowing what is due in injury and recompense, and born of sacrificial rites—all of them are foremost among kings.

Word by Word

• sakrodhanāḥ: prone to anger/with anger
• sakrodhanāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + krodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सह/स-समास) ‘क्रोधेन सह/क्रोधयुक्ताः’

• sadācārāḥ: of good conduct
• sadācārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय ‘सद्-आचारः’

• śrauta: Śrauta (Vedic)
• śrauta: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrauta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘Vedic/Śrauta’

• smārta: Smārta
• smārta: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘Smārta (based on Smṛti)’

• kriyā: ritual acts
• kriyā: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग; ‘rites/actions’

• parāḥ: devoted (to)
• parāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासान्त-पद ‘पराः’ = devoted to

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paṃca (अव्यय/संख्या)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्या (numeral)

• yajña: sacrifice
• yajña: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘sacrifice’

• ratāḥ: engaged in
• ratāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (प्रातिपदिक; √ram क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘engaged in/devoted’ (समासान्त-पद)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nityam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• saṃbandha: relationship
• saṃbandha: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃbandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; ‘relation/connection’

• sammāśritāḥ: having taken refuge in/depending on
• sammāśritāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam- + āśrita (प्रातिपदिक; √śri क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘having resorted to/depending on’ (समासान्त-पद)

• kṣatajñāḥ: knowing wounds/injuries (epithet)
• kṣatajñāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣata + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘क्षतं जानन्ति’/‘क्षतज्ञ’ (epithet)

• kratujāḥ: born of Kratu (lineage)
• kratujāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kratu + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘क्रतोः जाताः’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘they’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• nṛpasattamāḥ: best of kings
• nṛpasattamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय ‘श्रेष्ठाः नृपाः’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual praise of a lineage/community; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A courtly tableau: dhārmic kings with sacrificial fires and priests; the king’s stern yet controlled expression symbolizes ‘righteous anger’; daily yajña implements arranged in order.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True nobility is defined by dharma: disciplined conduct, ritual responsibility, and protection of social order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named; the verse praises dharmic culture within the Dharmāraṇya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The five daily sacrifices (pañca-yajña) and adherence to Śrauta–Smārta rites are explicitly highlighted.