Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

शतानीकस्य राजर्षेर्मंत्री योऽयं युगन्धरः । सेनानीर्विप्रतीकश्च योऽयं प्राग्रसरो रणे

Transliteration

śatānīkasya rājarṣermaṃtrī yo'yaṃ yugandharaḥ | senānīrvipratīkaśca yo'yaṃ prāgrasaro raṇe

Translation

«Ce Yugandhara, ministre du roi-sage Śatānīka, et ce Vipratīka, chef d’armée qui marche en tête au combat—»

Word by Word

• शतानीकस्य: of Śatānīka
• शतानीकस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजर्षेः: of the royal sage
• राजर्षेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; राजन् + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्त्री: minister
• मन्त्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Demonstrative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• युगन्धरः: Yugandhara (proper name)
• युगन्धरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सेनानीः: commander of the army
• सेनानीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेनानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विप्रतीकः: Vipratīka (proper name)
• विप्रतीकः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रतीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Demonstrative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राग्रसरः: going in front, foremost
• प्राग्रसरः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-अग्र-सर (प्रातिपदिक; प्र + अग्र + सर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) — विशेषण

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vidhūma’s attendants (continuing their statement)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Introduction of two figures by epithet: Yugandhara the minister beside Śatānīka, and Vipratīka the commander who leads charges in battle.

Characters & Entities

• Śatānīka
• Yugandhara
• Vipratīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas link moral destiny with social roles—minister, commander, and king—showing how dharma operates through worldly responsibilities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; the surrounding Setukhaṇḍa framework is the Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.