Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

दूषणस्यानुजौ तत्र वत्रवेगप्रमाथिनौ । हनुमन्नीलनिहतौ रावणप्रतिमौ रणे

Transliteration

dūṣaṇasyānujau tatra vatravegapramāthinau | hanumannīlanihatau rāvaṇapratimau raṇe

Translation

Là, les deux cadets de Dūṣaṇa—briseurs de l’élan et de la vitesse de l’ennemi—furent abattus au combat par Hanumān et Nīla, semblables à Rāvaṇa par leur vaillance guerrière.

Word by Word

• दूषणस्य: of Dūṣaṇa
• दूषणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुजौ: two younger brothers
• अनुजौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• वत्रवेगप्रमाथिनौ: two who crush the force of Vatra
• वत्रवेगप्रमाथिनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वत्र + वेग + प्रमाथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘अनुजौ’)

• हनुमत्: by Hanumān
• हनुमत्: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (agent in passive sense)

• नील: by Nīla
• नील: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (agent in passive sense)

• निहतौ: slain
• निहतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु) → निहत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• रावणप्रतिमौ: equal to Rāvaṇa
• रावणप्रतिमौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रावण + प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the slain ones)

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

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Rāma-setu (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (typical Purāṇa audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A charged battlefield near the causeway: Hanumān and Nīla strike down the two younger brothers of Dūṣaṇa; fallen rākṣasas resemble Rāvaṇa in stature and armor; dust, broken chariots, and vanara ranks surge forward.

Characters & Entities

• Dūṣaṇa
• Hanumān
• Nīla
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even mighty, fearsome powers fall when dharma is upheld with devotion and disciplined courage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Setukhaṇḍa setting exalts Setu/Rāmeśvaram, presenting the Rāma-war narrative as part of the sacred landscape’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a battlefield narration within the Setu Māhātmya context.