Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

मुनिपुत्रं मृतं रामो यमलोकादुपानयत् । दुंदुभिर्निहतो येन कबंधोऽभिहतस्तथा

Transliteration

muniputraṃ mṛtaṃ rāmo yamalokādupānayat | duṃdubhirnihato yena kabaṃdho'bhihatastathā

Translation

রাম মুনির মৃত পুত্রকে যমলোক থেকেও ফিরিয়ে আনলেন। তাঁর দ্বারাই দুন্দুভি নিহত হল, এবং কबंधও তেমনি বিনষ্ট হল।

Word by Word

• मुनि-पुत्रम्: the sage’s son
• मुनि-पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनिपुत्रः = मुनेः पुत्रः)

• मृतम्: dead
• मृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त; √मृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यम-लोकात्: from Yama’s world
• यम-लोकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यमलोकः = यमस्य लोकः)

• उपानयत्: brought back
• उपानयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√नी (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दुंदुभिः: by (the demon) Dundubhi
• दुंदुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुंदुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• निहतः: was slain
• निहतः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निहत (कृदन्त; नि-√हन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धे/करणे ‘by whom’

• कबंधः: Kabandha
• कबंधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कबंध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिहतः: was struck down
• अभिहतः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिहत (कृदन्त; अभि-√हन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa (context speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands radiant with bow, while a sage’s son is restored from the shadowy threshold of Yama’s realm; in the background lie the fallen forms of Duṃdubhi and Kabandha, signifying the removal of obstacles to dharma.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Yama (Yamaloka)
• Muni (sage)
• Duṃdubhi
• Kabandha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma protected by a righteous king has power even over fear of death; heroic virtue is portrayed as an instrument of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits in the Dharmāraṇya-māhātmya setting, where the forest-region (Dharmāraṇya) is framed as a sacred landscape connected to dharma and royal righteousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse functions as praise (stuti) of Rāma’s dharmic potency.