Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

साशिषं च ततो राज्ञा स्वोत्संग उपवेशितः । आघ्राय स्नेहतो मूर्ध्नि प्रोक्तश्च जनसंसदि

Transliteration

sāśiṣaṃ ca tato rājñā svotsaṃga upaveśitaḥ | āghrāya snehato mūrdhni proktaśca janasaṃsadi

Translation

Alors le roi, le bénissant, le fit asseoir sur ses propres genoux. Avec tendresse il baisa (respira) son front, puis s’adressa à lui devant l’assemblée.

Word by Word

• साशिषम्: with blessings
• साशिषम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव: ‘आशिषा सह’ (with blessing); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ—कर्मणि प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वोत्सङ्गे: in (his) own lap
• स्वोत्सङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य उत्सङ्गः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उपवेशितः: was seated (made to sit)
• उपवेशितः: Karman (Patient/कर्म—passive subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative + क्त (past passive participle): उपवेशित; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि भावः (having been seated)

• आघ्राय: having smelled/kissed (by smelling)
• आघ्राय: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; धातु: घ्रा (to smell), उपसर्ग: आ

• स्नेहतः: out of affection
• स्नेहतः: Hetu (Cause/motive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘स्नेहात्’ = out of affection

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: was addressed/spoken to
• प्रोक्तः: Karman (Patient—passive subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been spoken/addressed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• जनसंसदि: in the assembly of people
• जनसंसदि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन + संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जनानां संसद्’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Ugraśravā (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king seats the youth on his lap before the assembly, blesses him, and affectionately smells/kisses the crown of his head, then speaks to the gathered people.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied king)
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Assembly (janasaṃsad)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous ruler upholds dharma through public honor, blessings, and affectionate care for dependents and kin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is set in a royal assembly rather than a pilgrimage context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it depicts āśīrvāda (blessing) and respectful reception.