Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

रावणस्य सुतो जन्ये हतश्चाक्षकुमारकः । आयामो रक्षसां भीमः सम्पिष्टो वानरेण तु

Transliteration

rāvaṇasya suto janye hataścākṣakumārakaḥ | āyāmo rakṣasāṃ bhīmaḥ sampiṣṭo vānareṇa tu

Translation

Dans la bataille, Akṣakumāra, fils de Rāvaṇa, fut tué ; et un redoutable champion des rākṣasas fut écrasé par un vānara.

Word by Word

• रावणस्य: of Rāvaṇa
• रावणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जन्ये: in battle
• जन्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थे ‘युद्धे/समरे’ (locative of occasion)

• हतः: slain
• हतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अक्षकुमारकः: Akṣakumāra (son of Akṣa)
• अक्षकुमारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष + कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अक्षस्य कुमारकः)

• आयामः: Āyāma (a demon)
• आयामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र नामरूपेण (राक्षस-वीरविशेषः)

• रक्षसाम्: of the demons
• रक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भीमः: terrible
• भीमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आयामस्य)

• सम्पिष्टः: crushed
• सम्पिष्टः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘चूर्णितः/मर्दितः’

• वानरेण: by a monkey
• वानरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rāvaṇa (immediate) / frame audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hanumān (vānara) in mid-combat: Akṣakumāra fallen; another terrifying rākṣasa champion being crushed—depicted with compressed posture, broken weapons, and dust clouds; the contrast between youthful prince and monstrous champion heightens drama.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Akṣakumāra
• Rākṣasas
• Vānara (Hanumān implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is protected, even seemingly invincible forces fall; devotion-backed strength overcomes terror.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; it is part of the narrative arc used within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a recounting of martial events.