Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियस्तु स्थितो राज्ये पालयित्वा वसुंधराम् । शश्वद्धर्ममनाश्चैव प्राप्नोति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

kṣatriyastu sthito rājye pālayitvā vasuṃdharām | śaśvaddharmamanāścaiva prāpnoti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

しかしクシャトリヤは王権に安住し、大地を守り、心を常にダルマに置くなら、至上の境地に到達する。

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• स्थितः: situated/established
• स्थितः: Karta (Predicate adjective to subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘standing/established’

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• पालयित्वा: having protected/ruled
• पालयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having protected/ruled’

• वसुंधराम्: the earth
• वसुंधराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुंधरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• शश्वत्: always
• शश्वत्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शश्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: always/continually)

• धर्मम्: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अनाशः: undecaying/imperishable
• अनाशः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied subject: ‘without destruction/undecaying’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to गतिम्)

• गतिम्: destination/state
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Kṣatriya
• Rājya
• Vasundharā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual attainment is possible through righteous governance: protecting subjects and remaining steadfast in dharma purifies the ruler.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse presents a universal ideal of rājadharma within the Revā Khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it prescribes ethical action—protection of the realm and unwavering dharma-mindedness.