Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सोपि विज्ञापयामास राघवाय महात्मने । अहं सुग्रीवसचिवो हनूमा न्नाम वानरः

Transliteration

sopi vijñāpayāmāsa rāghavāya mahātmane | ahaṃ sugrīvasacivo hanūmā nnāma vānaraḥ

Translation

Auch er sprach zum großherzigen Rāghava: „Ich bin der Affe namens Hanūmān, der Minister Sugrīvas.“

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• विज्ञापयामास: informed, reported
• विज्ञापयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) उपसर्गः वि +; णिच् (causative) → विज्ञापयति
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• राघवाय: to Rāghava
• राघवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक (ātman-stem)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; प्रथमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• सुग्रीवसचिवः: minister of Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवसचिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक) + सचिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुग्रीवस्य सचिवः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हनूमान्: Hanumān
• हनूमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत्/हनुमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मत्-प्रत्ययान्त/अनुनासिकान्त नाम

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक निपात (by name)

• वानरः: a monkey
• वानरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Hanūmān (self-identification within narrated frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanūmān, respectful and composed, declares his name and role as Sugrīva’s minister; Rāma receives the disclosure with calm discernment; emphasis on Hanūmān’s humility and intelligence.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Sugrīva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness expresses itself through humble service—Hanūmān identifies himself by his duty and loyalty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is character-introduction within Setukhaṇḍa; the tirtha focus remains Setu/Rāmeśvaram in the wider section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.