Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

आसीत्पांचालराजस्य सिंहकेतुरिति श्रुतः । पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतः क्षात्रधर्मरतः सदा

Transliteration

āsītpāṃcālarājasya siṃhaketuriti śrutaḥ | putraḥ sarvaguṇopetaḥ kṣātradharmarataḥ sadā

Translation

Noon ay may anak ang hari ng Pāñcāla, na tanyag sa pangalang Siṃhaketu—puspos ng lahat ng kabutihan at laging nakatuon sa dharma ng isang kṣatriya.

Word by Word

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √अस्—‘was’

• pāṃcālarājasya: of the Pañcāla king
• pāṃcālarājasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṃcāla + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘of the king of Pañcāla’

• siṃhaketuḥ: Siṃhaketu
• siṃhaketuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha + ketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/इति-निपात)

• śrutaḥ: known (as)
• śrutaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śru (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) — ‘heard/known as’

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvaguṇopetaḥ: endowed with all virtues
• sarvaguṇopetaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + guṇa + upeta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘endowed with all virtues’

• kṣātradharmarataḥ: devoted to kṣatriya duty
• kṣātradharmarataḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣātra + dharma + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘devoted to kṣatriya-duty’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक—‘always’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual purāṇic voice; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young prince Siṃhaketu stands in court with bow and armor, embodying kṣātra-dharma; elders and ministers look on as destiny foreshadows a forest episode.

Characters & Entities

• Pāñcāla
• Siṃhaketu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas frame dharma through exemplary characters—here, a prince established in virtue and kṣatriya duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned yet; the verse introduces the protagonist for a forthcoming sacred encounter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative setup describing the hero’s character and dharmic orientation.