Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

समर्थान्हि महाकायान्महाबलपराक्रमान् । समाहूय तदा काले वाक्यमेतदथाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

samarthānhi mahākāyānmahābalaparākramān | samāhūya tadā kāle vākyametadathābravīt

Translation

Ayant alors convoqué, en ce temps-là, des hommes capables, de haute stature, pourvus d’une grande force et vaillance, il prononça ces paroles.

Word by Word

• समर्थान्: competent
• समर्थान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/बलार्थ

• महाकायान्: large-bodied
• महाकायान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘महान् कायः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• महाबलपराक्रमान्: of great strength and valor
• महाबलपराक्रमान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समाहार/निर्देश: ‘महच्च बलं च पराक्रमश्च’ इत्यर्थे समास); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप् (त्वा-प्रत्यय/absolutive) अव्यय; ‘समाह्वाय/समाहूय’ = having summoned

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘वाक्यम्’ इति विशेषण

• अथ: then, and now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (conjunctive particle)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual); Rāma is the acting speaker

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A strong-bodied group is called forward—broad-shouldered bearers/guards—forming a corridor as Rāma prepares to issue instructions; the palanquin and travel standards are visible.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• attendants/strong men (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred travel (tīrtha-yātrā) is undertaken with resolve and preparedness, supporting the higher aim of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya; this verse is part of the lead-in to its tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse narrates preparation and assembly.