Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

रामो लक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्नौ भरतस्तत्र सम्भवात् । कार्तवीर्यो जितो येन रामेणामिततेजसा

Transliteration

rāmo lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau bharatastatra sambhavāt | kārtavīryo jito yena rāmeṇāmitatejasā

Translation

De cela naquirent Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Śatrughna et Bharata ; et par ce Rāma à l’éclat sans mesure, Kārtavīrya fut vaincu.

Word by Word

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

• लक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्नौ: Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna
• लक्ष्मणशत्रुघ्नौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + शत्रुघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

• भरतः: Bharata
• भरतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• सम्भवात्: from (their) birth/origin
• सम्भवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कार्तवीर्यः: Kārtavīrya
• कार्तवीर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जितः: conquered
• जितः: Karma (Object as PPP/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जि (धातु) + जित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• रामेण: by Rāma
• रामेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अमिततेजसा: of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (अमितं तेजो यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator within Revā-khaṇḍa (deductive; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous birth-from-yajña motif: sacrificial fire giving rise to divine sons (Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata, Śatrughna) as radiant infants; a secondary vignette shows the defeat of Kārtavīrya by a blazing hero, emphasizing immeasurable tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Śatrughna
• Bharata
• Kārtavīrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous ritual intention yields auspicious outcomes, and divine or heroic figures uphold kṣatriya-dharma by subduing unrighteous power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the consequence of a putrārtha sacrifice is referenced here; no new procedure is detailed.