Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततस्तेषां स मध्ये च संनिविष्टो महीपतिः । तथागतः स भूपालः सर्वै स्तैश्चाभिनंदितः

Transliteration

tatasteṣāṃ sa madhye ca saṃniviṣṭo mahīpatiḥ | tathāgataḥ sa bhūpālaḥ sarvai staiścābhinaṃditaḥ

Translation

Alors le roi s’assit au milieu d’eux ; et, étant ainsi venu parmi les sages, ce souverain fut accueilli et loué par tous.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनुक्रम (adverb: 'then/thereupon')

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• saṃniviṣṭaḥ: sat down / was seated
• saṃniviṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ni-√viś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'seated/settled'

• mahīpatiḥ: lord of the earth (king)
• mahīpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'mahīyāḥ patiḥ'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार (adverb: 'thus/so')

• āgataḥ: came / arrived
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'having come'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhūpālaḥ: king
• bhūpālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: 'bhūmeḥ pālaḥ'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• sarvaiḥ: Karta (Agent, in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karta (Agent, in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• abhinanditaḥ: was welcomed / congratulated
• abhinanditaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√nand (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग: 'was greeted/commended'

Speaker

Sūta (narration context; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: अनिर्दिष्ट-तīrtha-kṣetra (Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king now seated on a simple mat among sages arranged in a circle; sages gesture in blessing; the atmosphere is egalitarian and serene despite royal presence.

Characters & Entities

• bhūpāla
• sages (implied)
• sabha/assembly (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler’s greatness is shown by seeking the company of the wise and being approved by the righteous, especially in sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse emphasizes the sanctified “kṣetra” as a meeting-ground of sages; the precise tīrtha is supplied by the larger chapter context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it highlights dhārmic conduct—sitting among sages and receiving their blessings/approval.