Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

आसीत्पांचालराजस्य सिंहकेतुरिति श्रुतः । पुत्रः सर्वगुणोपेतः क्षात्रधर्मरतः सदा

Transliteration

āsītpāṃcālarājasya siṃhaketuriti śrutaḥ | putraḥ sarvaguṇopetaḥ kṣātradharmarataḥ sadā

Translation

昔有般遮罗（Pāñcāla）王之子，名闻为辛哈计都（Siṃhaketu）；具足诸德，恒常安住于刹帝利之法（kṣatriya-dharma）。

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.