Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

आसीन्मित्रसहोनाम राजा परमधार्मिकः । सौदासस्तत्सुतः साक्षात्सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः

Transliteration

āsīnmitrasahonāma rājā paramadhārmikaḥ | saudāsastatsutaḥ sākṣātsūryavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ

Translation

Il y eut un roi d’une droiture suprême nommé Mitrasaha. Saudāsa était son fils, né directement de la dynastie solaire.

Word by Word

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मित्रसहः: Mitrasaha (name)
• मित्रसहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रसह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (quotative/नामार्थक particle: ‘named’)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमधार्मिकः: supremely righteous
• परमधार्मिकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परमः धार्मिकः)

• सौदासः: Saudāsa
• सौदासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौदास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम

• तत्सुतः: his son
• तत्सुतः: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य सुतः)

• साक्षात्: directly, indeed
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: directly/in person)

• सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः: born from the Solar dynasty
• सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्यवंश + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्यवंशात् समुद्भवः)

Speaker

Sūta (genealogical narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A righteous king Mitrasaha is shown in regal posture with dharmic insignia; beside him stands young Saudāsa, marked by solar-dynasty symbolism (sun emblem), foreshadowing later trial and redemption.

Characters & Entities

• Mitrasaha
• Saudāsa
• Sūryavaṃśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas ground tīrtha-māhātmya in lineage and history, showing that even royal dharma is accountable to higher moral law.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it provides the narrative background for the tīrtha episode involving Saudāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is genealogical setup.