Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

विमुच्य दीर्घनिश्वासमूचुस्ते नृपतिं प्रति । रामेण कथितं राजन्धीमता च हनूमता

Transliteration

vimucya dīrghaniśvāsamūcuste nṛpatiṃ prati | rāmeṇa kathitaṃ rājandhīmatā ca hanūmatā

Translation

Einen langen Seufzer ausstoßend, sprachen sie zum König: «O König, dies wurde von Rāma gesagt, und ebenso vom weisen Hanūmān.»

Word by Word

• विमुच्य: having released/letting out
• विमुच्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: मुच्, उपसर्ग: वि; अर्थे: ‘having released/after letting out’

• दीर्घ-निश्वासम्: a long sigh
• दीर्घ-निश्वासम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + निश्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘long’ qualifying ‘sigh’)

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नृपतिम्: the king
• नृपतिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Sampradāna/Direction (towards)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; दिशाबोधक (towards)

• रामेण: by Rama
• रामेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• कथितम्: said/told
• कथितम्: Kriyā (Predicate complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘said/told’

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• धीमता: by the wise
• धीमता: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (wise)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हनूमता: by Hanuman
• हनूमता: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (addressing the king; inferred from 'ūcus te')

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpati (the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of petitioners/exhorters sigh deeply before a seated king in court; they invoke Rāma and the wise Hanūmān as authoritative witnesses, creating a solemn, morally charged atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanūmān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened when teachings are aligned with revered exemplars like Rāma and Hanūmān.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse focuses on authoritative citation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it introduces an appeal to Rāma-Hanūmān’s instruction.