Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं शतयोजनमायतम् । जानकीरमणो रामः सेतुमेवमकारयत्

Transliteration

daśayojanavistīrṇaṃ śatayojanamāyatam | jānakīramaṇo rāmaḥ setumevamakārayat

Translation

Ainsi Rāma, bien-aimé de Jānakī, fit bâtir le Setu : dix yojanas de largeur et cent yojanas de longueur.

Word by Word

• दशयोजनविस्तीर्णम्: spread to ten yojanas (in breadth)
• दशयोजनविस्तीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश-योजन-विस्तीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; विस्तीर्ण = वि-स्तॄ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle)

• शतयोजनमायतम्: extended to a hundred yojanas (in length)
• शतयोजनमायतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत-योजन-आयत (प्रातिपदिक; आयत = आ-यम् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• जानकीरमणः: the beloved of Jānakī
• जानकीरमणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानकी-रमण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

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

• सेतुम्: the bridge
• सेतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (singular)

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अकारयत्: caused (it) to be made
• अकारयत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-tīrtha (Rāma-setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma, ‘Jānakī-ramana’, oversees the completed Setu; the vast causeway stretches across the sea, emphasizing scale and divine kingship.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Jānakī (Sītā)
• Setu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not merely ideal—it takes concrete form; the Purāṇa frames sacred geography as the visible imprint of righteous action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setubandha/Rāma Setu, presented with its famed Purāṇic dimensions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it provides a descriptive ölç (measure) of the sacred causeway.