Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

हता शूर्पणखा येन त्रिशिराश्च निपातितः । सुग्रीवं वालिनं हत्वा सुग्रीवेण सहायवान्

Transliteration

hatā śūrpaṇakhā yena triśirāśca nipātitaḥ | sugrīvaṃ vālinaṃ hatvā sugrīveṇa sahāyavān

Translation

Durch ihn wurde Śūrpaṇakhā getroffen und auch Triśiras zu Boden gestreckt; und nachdem er Vālin erschlagen hatte, wurde er Sugrīvas Verbündeter.

Word by Word

• हता: was killed
• हता: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शूर्पणखा: Śūrpaṇakhā
• शूर्पणखा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर्पणखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्रिशिराः: Triśiras
• त्रिशिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशिरस्/त्रिशिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (Triśiras)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• निपातितः: was struck down
• निपातितः: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + नि- (उपसर्ग) + निपातित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुग्रीवम्: Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• वालिनम्: Vālin
• वालिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; “having killed”

• सुग्रीवेण: with Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवेण: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहायवान्: having as an ally / allied
• सहायवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहायवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त)

Speaker

Narrator within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya (contextual; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence-like tableau: Śūrpaṇakhā wounded and fleeing; Triśiras felled; then a shift to Kiṣkindhā—Rāma’s arrow strikes Vālin as Sugrīva stands with renewed hope; monkey hosts in rocky hills.

Characters & Entities

• Śūrpaṇakhā
• Triśiras
• Sugrīva
• Vālin
• Rāma (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes restraining disruptive forces and restoring rightful order through just alliances and decisive action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya region is praised indirectly by associating it with the fame of dharmic exploits remembered across the land.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; the emphasis is on dharmic action and protection of the righteous.