Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तावत्तत्र समायाता राजकन्या सुशोभना । सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा सर्वैरेव गुणैर्युता

Transliteration

tāvattatra samāyātā rājakanyā suśobhanā | sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇā sarvaireva guṇairyutā

Translation

À cet instant même, une princesse d’une grande beauté arriva en ce lieu, parfaite en tous signes de bon augure et dotée de toutes les vertus.

Word by Word

• तावत्: until then; meanwhile
• तावत्: Adhikarana (temporal context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/परिमाणवाचक) = indeclinable (temporal/extent marker)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = indeclinable (locative adverb)

• समायाता: arrived; came
• समायाता: Karta (subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धाातु) → समायात (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक) = past participle; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘आगता’

• राजकन्या: the king’s daughter; princess
• राजकन्या: Karta (apposition to subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘राज्ञः कन्या’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सुशोभना: very beautiful
• सुशोभना: Visheshana (qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा: complete with all auspicious marks
• सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा: Visheshana (qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लक्षण + सम्पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभावः) ‘सर्वैः लक्षणैः सम्पूर्णा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘गुणैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण) = particle of emphasis

• गुणैः: by virtues; with qualities
• गुणैः: Karana (instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• युता: endowed; possessed
• युता: Visheshana (qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धाातु) → युत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (भूतकर्मणि) = past participle; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘युक्ता/समन्विता’ अर्थे

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a sacred locale, a richly adorned princess enters, her presence marked by auspicious bodily signs and refined virtues; onlookers turn toward her in surprise.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Ṛcīka
• Princess (Gādhi’s daughter, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In tīrtha narratives, virtue and auspiciousness are highlighted as signs of Dharma shaping destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The encounter occurs at the Kauśikī river tīrtha near Bhojakaṭa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces a pivotal arrival within the tīrtha setting.