Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

आसीन्मित्रसहोनाम राजा परमधार्मिकः । सौदासस्तत्सुतः साक्षात्सूर्यवंशसमुद्भवः

Transliteration

āsīnmitrasahonāma rājā paramadhārmikaḥ | saudāsastatsutaḥ sākṣātsūryavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ

Translation

Có một vị vua vô cùng mộ đạo tên là Mitrasaha. Saudāsa là con trai của ông, sinh ra trực tiếp trong dòng dõi Sūrya, vương tộc Mặt Trời.

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.