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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

कौशल्यानाम विख्याता तस्य भार्या सुशोभना । ज्येष्ठा तस्यां सुतो जज्ञे रामाख्यः प्रथमः सुतः

kauśalyānāma vikhyātā tasya bhāryā suśobhanā | jyeṣṭhā tasyāṃ suto jajñe rāmākhyaḥ prathamaḥ sutaḥ

Permaisuri sulung yang berseri, masyhur bernama Kauśalyā; daripadanya lahir putera pertama, bernama Rāma.

kauśalyāKauśalyā
kauśalyā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkauśalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
nāmaby name
nāma:
Sambandha/Specifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; नामनिर्देशक-निपात (particle indicating name)
vikhyātārenowned
vikhyātā:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय) → vikhyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन
bhāryāwife
bhāryā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
suśobhanāvery beautiful
suśobhanā:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu-śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
jyeṣṭhāeldest
jyeṣṭhā:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootjyeṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
tasyāmin her
tasyām:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन
sutaḥa son
sutaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsuta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
jajñewas born
jajñe:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
rāma-ākhyaḥnamed Rāma
rāma-ākhyaḥ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामधारक-तत्पुरुष (rāma-ākhya = ‘named Rāma’)
prathamaḥfirst
prathamaḥ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
sutaḥson
sutaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsuta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुनरुक्ति/सम्बोधनार्थं)

Narrator of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator)

Scene: Royal palace of Ayodhyā; Kauśalyā radiant, attendants bearing auspicious lamps; infant Rāma presented as the firstborn; court priests and maṅgala-vādya implied.

K
Kauśalyā
R
Rāma
D
Daśaratha (implied)

FAQs

Dharmic kingship and divine order are shown as supported by tīrtha-merit, culminating in the birth of exemplary rulers.

The tīrtha praised earlier in Adhyāya 98; this verse transitions into the resulting royal genealogy.

None in this verse; it records the birth and naming of Rāma.