Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 139

Devanagari script

स रामो रामचन्द्रेण अष्टवर्षेण निर्जितः । एकाकिना हतो वाली प्लवगः शत्रुदुर्जयः

Transliteration

sa rāmo rāmacandreṇa aṣṭavarṣeṇa nirjitaḥ | ekākinā hato vālī plavagaḥ śatrudurjayaḥ

Translation

Ce Rāma (Paraśurāma) fut vaincu par Rāmacandra alors qu’il n’avait que huit ans ; et Vālī, le plavaga que les ennemis peinaient à dompter, fut tué par lui seul.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• रामचन्द्रेण: by Rāmacandra
• रामचन्द्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रामः चन्द्र इव)

• अष्टवर्षेण: by (one) of eight years (eight-year-old)
• अष्टवर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (अष्ट वर्षाणि)

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

• एकाकिना: by one who was alone
• एकाकिना: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying agent of हतः)

• हतः: was slain
• हतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + हत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाली: Vālī
• वाली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालिन्/वालि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्लवगः: the monkey
• प्लवगः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लवग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जातिवाचक

• शत्रुदुर्जयः: hard to conquer by enemies
• शत्रुदुर्जयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + दुर्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शत्रुभिः दुर्जयः)

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kiṣkindhā (implied by Vālī episode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two heroic vignettes: (1) young Rāmacandra confronting Paraśurāma, the latter’s axe lowered as his pride is subdued; (2) Rāma hidden behind a tree aiming an arrow at Vālī in Kiṣkindhā, with Sugrīva nearby—tense forest atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmacandra
• Paraśurāma
• Vālī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic narrative highlights divinely sanctioned prowess used to restore dharma and overcome formidable adversaries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recounts heroic deeds as dharmic exemplars.