Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अत्रांतरे मंत्रिवरस्सेनानीस्तु महीपतेः । द्विजो नर्मवयस्यश्च पुत्रान्प्रापुः कुलोचितान्

Transliteration

atrāṃtare maṃtrivarassenānīstu mahīpateḥ | dvijo narmavayasyaśca putrānprāpuḥ kulocitān

Translation

Cependant, l’excellent ministre du roi et son chef d’armée, ainsi qu’un brāhmane et un compagnon à l’esprit enjoué, obtinrent des fils dignes de leurs nobles lignées.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अन्तरे: in the meantime/interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular)

• मन्त्रिवरः: the excellent minister
• मन्त्रिवरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin-vara (प्रातिपदिक; mantrin ‘minister’ + vara ‘excellent’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• सेनानीः: the commander
• सेनानीः: Karta (Co-subject/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• तु: but/and
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• महीपतेः: of the king
• महीपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (genitive singular)

• द्विजः: a brāhmaṇa
• द्विजः: Karta (Co-subject/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• नर्मवयस्यः: a jovial companion
• नर्मवयस्यः: Karta (Co-subject/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narma-vayasya (प्रातिपदिक; narma ‘joke/pleasure’ + vayasya ‘companion of same age’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• प्रापुः: obtained
• प्रापुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुलोचितान्: befitting the family
• कुलोचितान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kula-ucita (प्रातिपदिक; kula ‘family’ + ucita ‘proper’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (accusative plural)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Setukhaṇḍa narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A court scene of shared joy: minister and commander with their newborns, a brāhmaṇa family blessed, and a close companion celebrating—suggesting the king’s dharmic aura benefiting all.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma sustains society through worthy progeny across roles—royal, military, priestly, and companionate—each aligned with kula-dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse summarizes results (sons obtained) rather than procedures.