Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 28
Devanagari script
कथं नृपासनं योग्यमुत्तमस्य कथं न मे । कथं मे सुकृतं तुच्छमुत्तमस्योत्तमं कथम्
Transliteration
kathaṃ nṛpāsanaṃ yogyamuttamasya kathaṃ na me | kathaṃ me sukṛtaṃ tucchamuttamasyottamaṃ katham
Translation
“为何王座适合乌塔玛，却不适合我？为何我的功德卑微，而乌塔玛的功德却至为卓绝？”
Word by Word
कथम्how
कथम्:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय
नृपासनम्royal throne/seat
नृपासनम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनृप (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, nominative, singular; compound: नृपस्य आसनम्
योग्यम्fit/suitable
योग्यम्:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, nominative, singular; predicate adjective
उत्तमस्यof Uttama
उत्तमस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, genitive, singular
कथम्how
कथम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात
मेto me / for me
मे:
Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; enclitic ‘me’ (genitive/dative singular) — here dative sense
कथम्how
कथम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय
मेmy
मे:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; enclitic — here genitive sense
सुकृतम्merit/good deed
सुकृतम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, nominative, singular
तुच्छम्trifling/insignificant
तुच्छम्:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, nominative, singular; predicate adjective
उत्तमस्यof Uttama
उत्तमस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, genitive, singular
उत्तमम्excellent (merit)
उत्तमम्:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, nominative/accusative, singular — here nominative as predicate/subject complement
कथम्how
कथम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय
Speaker
Dhruva
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Dhruva gestures toward an imagined throne, then to his own chest, questioning merit; the throne looms as a background motif; Sunīti’s expression suggests she will soon counsel him toward the forest and the Lord.
Characters & Entities
D
DhruvaU
UttamaFAQs
Worldly entitlement is uncertain; lasting ‘uttamatā’ is gained through righteous discipline and devotion.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.