Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तस्य राजेंद्रमुख्यस्य मदयंतीतिनामतः । दमयन्ती नलस्येव विदिता वल्लभा सती

Transliteration

tasya rājeṃdramukhyasya madayaṃtītināmataḥ | damayantī nalasyeva viditā vallabhā satī

Translation

那位最上之王有一位贤德的爱妻，名为摩达衍蒂（Madayantī），声名远播，宛如那罗（Nala）之妻达摩衍蒂（Damayantī）。

Word by Word

• tasya: of him; his
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rājendramukhyasya: of the chief among kings
• rājendramukhyasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājendra + mukhya (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-प्रायः: 'rājendra' as qualifier of 'mukhya')

• madayantī: Madayantī (name)
• madayantī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madayantī (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• iti: thus (named)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• nāmataḥ: by name
• nāmataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः; तसिल्/तस्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = 'by name/as to name'

• damayantī: Damayantī
• damayantī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: damayantī (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• nalasya: of Nala
• nalasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nala (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (Simile marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-निपात

• viditā: known; renowned
• viditā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vid (धातु) → vidita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'damayantī' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• vallabhā: beloved (wife)
• vallabhā: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• satī: virtuous; chaste
• satī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (not specified in the excerpt; likely the Purāṇic narrator within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified queen (Madayantī) stands beside the king in the palace, embodying grace and virtue; a subtle visual echo of Damayantī—lotus, swan motifs, and auspicious lamps—surrounds her.

Characters & Entities

• Madayantī
• Damayantī
• Nala
• rājendra (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas uphold household dharma by praising fidelity and virtue, linking present characters to famed exemplars like Damayantī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a character through ethical and literary comparison.