Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तस्य मन्त्ररहस्यज्ञो मन्त्री जातो युगंधरः । सेनानीर्विप्रतीकश्च तस्य प्राग्रसरो रणे

Transliteration

tasya mantrarahasyajño mantrī jāto yugaṃdharaḥ | senānīrvipratīkaśca tasya prāgrasaro raṇe

Translation

Son ministre fut Yugandhara, connaisseur des secrets du conseil ; et son chef d’armée fut Vipratīka, qui se tenait pour lui au premier rang du combat.

Word by Word

• tasya: of him, his
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• mantra-rahasya-jñaḥ: knower of secret counsel
• mantra-rahasya-jñaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + rahasya (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• jātaḥ: became, was born
• jātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धाातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थे—‘became/was born’

• yugaṃdharaḥ: Yugaṃdhara (name)
• yugaṃdharaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक; yugaṃ + dhara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• vipratīkaḥ: Vipratīka (name)
• vipratīkaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipratīka (प्रातिपदिक; vipra + tīka)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tasya: of him, his
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• prāgrasaraḥ: foremost leader, one who goes in front
• prāgrasaraḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāgrasara (प्रातिपदिक; prāk + sara)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king confers privately with Yugandhara holding a sealed scroll; Vipratīka stands armed, vigilant at the court entrance, suggesting readiness for battle.

Characters & Entities

• Yugandhara
• Vipratīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma in governance includes wise counsel and capable protection; leadership is supported by qualified ministers and commanders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is administrative and martial context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.