Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

रिपवस्तस्य नश्यंति सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् । रणे राजकुले द्यूते लभते जयमंगलम्

Transliteration

ripavastasya naśyaṃti sarvatra vijayī bhavet | raṇe rājakule dyūte labhate jayamaṃgalam

Translation

Ses ennemis sont anéantis, et il devient victorieux en tout lieu ; au combat, dans les cours royales, et même dans les jeux de hasard, il obtient une victoire de bon augure.

Word by Word

• रिपवः: enemies
• रिपवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तस्य: of him/that (person)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नश्यन्ति: perish, are destroyed
• नश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवेत्: would become/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजकुले: in the royal court/royal household
• राजकुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजकुल (प्रातिपदिक; राजन् + कुल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्यूते: in gambling/dice-play
• द्यूते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• जयमङ्गलम्: auspicious victory
• जयमङ्गलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयमङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक; जय + मङ्गल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (phala-śruti style narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpati / Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king or devotee receives a boon of universal victory; enemies retreat, a battlefield calms, a royal court acknowledges triumph, and dice/contest symbols signify success under Devī’s unseen protection.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (implied as the source of the boon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine protection gained through proper worship manifests as courage, success, and the removal of hostile forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The benefits are stated within the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya framework, implying merit accrued through worship performed in that sacred tradition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new procedure is given here; it declares the fruits—victory and auspicious success in key worldly arenas.