Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तस्यामात्यसुतः कश्चित्तारको नाम सद्गुणः । बभूव राजपुत्रस्य सखा परमशोभनः

Transliteration

tasyāmātyasutaḥ kaścittārako nāma sadguṇaḥ | babhūva rājaputrasya sakhā paramaśobhanaḥ

Translation

また、ある大臣の子にタ―ラカという者がいて、善き徳を備えていた。彼は王子の友となり、きわめて麗しかった。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• अमात्यसुतः: the minister's son
• अमात्यसुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमात्यस्य सुतः)

• कश्चित्: a certain (one)
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• तारकः: Tāraka
• तारकः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (नाम)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-प्रयोगे निपात (particle indicating name)

• सद्गुणः: virtuous, of good qualities
• सद्गुणः: Karta-Visheshana (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सद्गुणः = उत्तमगुणयुक्तः)

• बभूव: became, was
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष-भूत/परफेक्ट); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राजपुत्रस्य: of the prince
• राजपुत्रस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः पुत्रः)

• सखा: friend
• सखा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• परमशोभनः: exceedingly splendid
• परमशोभनः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (qualifying sakhā); समासः—कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तं शोभनः)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young prince Sudharmā and the minister’s son Tāraka meet and form friendship in a palace garden or training ground; gestures of camaraderie, shared books or weapons indicating balanced learning and valor.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Sudharmā (implied)
• Amātya (minister)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Virtuous companionship is highlighted as a narrative catalyst in dharmic stories.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse continues the character introduction within the Kashmir setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description.