Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
Devanagari script
सौरिर्बृहस्पतेश्चोर्ध्वं द्विलक्षे समुपस्थितः । आकाशसंभवैरश्वैरष्टाभिः शबलै रथः
Transliteration
saurirbṛhaspateścordhvaṃ dvilakṣe samupasthitaḥ | ākāśasaṃbhavairaśvairaṣṭābhiḥ śabalai rathaḥ
Translation
娑乌利（Sauri，即Śani/土星）位于布里哈斯帕提（木星）之上二十万由旬。其车由八匹斑驳之马牵引，皆出自虚空（ākāśa）。
Word by Word
sauriḥSauri (Saturn)
sauriḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsauri (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
bṛhaspateḥof Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)
bṛhaspateḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbṛhaspati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) — Conjunction
ūrdhvamabove
ūrdhvam:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootūrdhva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (दिशा/स्थान) — Indeclinable adverb (upwards/above)
dvi-lakṣeat (the level of) two lakhs
dvi-lakṣe:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdvi (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular
samupasthitaḥis situated/has appeared
samupasthitaḥ:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-upa-sthā (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
ākāśa-saṃbhavaiḥborn from the sky
ākāśa-saṃbhavaiḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootākāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
aśvaiḥhorses
aśvaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootaśva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
aṣṭābhiḥwith eight
aṣṭābhiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
Form(संख्यावाचक) तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Numeral adjective, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
śabalaiḥvariegated/spotted
śabalaiḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśabala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
rathaḥchariot
rathaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootratha (प्रातिपदik)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śani’s chariot appears above Jupiter’s sphere, drawn by eight dappled, sky-born horses; the atmosphere is darker, more austere, with a sense of slow, inevitable motion.
Characters & Entities
B
Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)S
Sauri (Śani/Saturn)Ā
ĀkāśaFAQs
Even the slow-moving Śani is integrated into sacred order, teaching patience and acceptance of cosmic law.
No specific site is described in this verse.
None.