Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तृणानि च समाजह्रुर्वानरा वनमध्यतः

Transliteration

tṛṇāni ca samājahrurvānarā vanamadhyataḥ

Translation

Les vānaras rassemblèrent aussi des herbes au milieu de la forêt.

Word by Word

• tṛṇāni: grass (blades)
• tṛṇāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• samājahruḥ: brought/collected
• samājahruḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vānarāḥ: the monkeys
• vānarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vana: of the forest
• vana: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• madhyataḥ: from the midst
• madhyataḥ: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + -tas (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from the middle’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setubandha (extended sacred landscape)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vipras/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vānaras in the forest gather grasses and light materials into bundles; shafts of sunlight through trees; sense of purposeful foraging supporting a grand enterprise.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Forest (Vana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even small contributions, offered in service to a dharmic mission, become part of a sacred achievement.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu construction zone within Setukhaṇḍa, connected to Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram lore.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative detail describing the gathering of materials for the Setu.