Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । यत्र रामहनूमंतौ यांतु सर्वेऽपि तत्र वै । रामो दास्यति सर्वस्वं किं प्राप्ता इह वै द्विजाः

Transliteration

rājovāca | yatra rāmahanūmaṃtau yāṃtu sarve'pi tatra vai | rāmo dāsyati sarvasvaṃ kiṃ prāptā iha vai dvijāḥ

Translation

Der König sprach: «Wo immer Rāma und Hanūmān sind, dorthin geht ihr alle, wahrlich. Rāma wird alles geben; was seid ihr Brāhmaṇas hierher gekommen zu erlangen?»

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• राम-हनूमन्तौ: Rama and Hanuman
• राम-हनूमन्तौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + हनूमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (‘Rama and Hanuman’)

• यान्तु: let (them) go
• यान्तु: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण/खलु-अर्थ

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

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वस्वम्: everything/all possessions
• सर्वस्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma/Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• प्राप्ताः: having obtained/come
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘having obtained/arrived’ (with dvijāḥ)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• द्विजाः: brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

King

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: assembly/petitioners (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king speaks dismissively from his throne, gesturing outward as if to send the brāhmaṇas away; the petitioners appear shocked or saddened, hands still folded.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Hanūmān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A narrative moment showing how attachment, pride, or dispute can distort the spirit of dharma and charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse references the revered presence of Rāma and Hanūmān.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a rhetorical response concerning giving.