Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

प्रधानामात्ययुक्तेन त्वयापि कपिसत्तम । आगंतव्यं मया सार्धं विभीषणगृहं प्रति

Transliteration

pradhānāmātyayuktena tvayāpi kapisattama | āgaṃtavyaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ vibhīṣaṇagṛhaṃ prati

Translation

« Ô le meilleur des singes, toi aussi—accompagné de tes principaux ministres—viens avec moi vers la demeure de Vibhīṣaṇa. »

Word by Word

• प्रधानामात्ययुक्तेन: with (your) chief ministers and counselors
• प्रधानामात्ययुक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक) + अमात्य (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, √युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; समासः—प्रधान-अमात्य-युक्त (तत्पुरुषः), विशेषणम्

• त्वया: by you / with you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• कपिसत्तम: O best of monkeys
• कपिसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कपिः सत्तमः (कर्मधारयः)

• आगन्तव्यम्: (you) must come
• आगन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भाव्य/कर्तव्य (gerundive, -तव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-भावः ‘आगन्तव्यम्’ = ‘should come / must come’

• मया: with me / by me
• मया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-अव्यय (adverbial of accompaniment)

• विभीषणगृहम्: Vibhīṣaṇa’s house
• विभीषणगृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—विभीषणस्य गृहं (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• प्रति: towards, to
• प्रति: Adhikarana (Goal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद (preposition) गत्यर्थे

Speaker

Rāma (contextual continuation from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma addresses the foremost monkey-warrior, instructing him to come with chief ministers toward Vibhīṣaṇa’s house; a calm yet authoritative post-battle courtly moment.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Kapisattama (Sugrīva)
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous leadership operates with proper counsel and orderly companionship; dharmic missions are strengthened by wise ministers and unity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it references Vibhīṣaṇa’s residence as part of the storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction regarding accompaniment and protocol.