Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अमून्षड्वैरिणो जित्वा सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् । शनैः संचिनुयाद्धर्मं वल्मीकं शृंगवान्यथा

Transliteration

amūnṣaḍvairiṇo jitvā sarvatra vijayī bhavet | śanaiḥ saṃcinuyāddharmaṃ valmīkaṃ śṛṃgavānyathā

Translation

Wer diese sechs Feinde besiegt hat, wird überall siegreich. Man soll das Dharma nach und nach sammeln, wie ein Termitenhügel Korn um Korn emporwächst.

Word by Word

• अमून्: those
• अमून्: Visheshya-Karma (Object qualified/कर्मविशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षड्वैरिणः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्/षट् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण, अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral), षड्वैरिणः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वैरिणः: enemies
• वैरिणः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Kriya-Visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• भवेत्: should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शनैः: gradually
• शनैः: Kriya-Visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner: gradually)

• संचिनुयात्: should accumulate
• संचिनुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + चि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धर्मम्: dharma/merit
• धर्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वल्मीकम्: an anthill
• वल्मीकम्: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्मीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपमान (simile target)

• शृंगवान्: a horned (creature)
• शृंगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृंगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपमेय-कर्तृ (simile subject)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानसूचक अव्यय (comparative particle: as/like)

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally framed within Sūta’s discourse in Purāṇic setting)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A practitioner walking a path with six defeated adversaries behind; foreground shows a termite mound forming from tiny grains carried by ants—symbolizing slow dharma accumulation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True victory is inner victory; dharma is built steadily through consistent practice rather than sudden effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is named; the teaching supports the ethos of pilgrimage by emphasizing inner purification alongside travel.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified; the prescription is sustained sādhana—gradual accumulation of merit through disciplined living.