Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

अयोध्यां नाम मुदितो रामो रावणदर्पहा । भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तत्र रामो राज्यमकार यत्

Transliteration

ayodhyāṃ nāma mudito rāmo rāvaṇadarpahā | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitastatra rāmo rājyamakāra yat

Translation

In Ayodhyā, Rāma—joyful, the destroyer of Rāvaṇa’s pride—together with his brothers, established there the governance of the kingdom.

Word by Word

• अयोध्याम्: Ayodhyā
• अयोध्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Discourse particle (नाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (quotative/‘by name’)

• मुदितः: joyful
• मुदितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुद् (धातु) → मुदित (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रावण-दर्प-हा: slayer of Rāvaṇa’s pride
• रावण-दर्प-हा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्प (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (धातु) → ह (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-घञ्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (रावणस्य दर्पं हन्ति इति)

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सह’ अर्थे (accompanied)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

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

• राज्यम्: kingdom/rule
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अकार: made/established/ruled
• अकार: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Discourse connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय/यदर्थे (relative particle; here sentence-connector)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma in Ayodhyā, radiant yet composed, seated for governance with his brothers nearby; symbols of order—scepter, council, citizens at peace; the fall of Rāvaṇa’s pride implied as background triumph.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma’s brothers (Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, Śatrughna—implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ideal rule (rājadharma) is founded on humility, victory over arrogance, and shared responsibility with righteous allies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is highlighted as the seat of dharmic kingship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.