Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

गच्छ दूत द्रुतं गत्वा त्वया वाच्यो विभीषणः । रामोचितस्त्वया स्नेहो मया सह कृतो महान्

Transliteration

gaccha dūta drutaṃ gatvā tvayā vācyo vibhīṣaṇaḥ | rāmocitastvayā sneho mayā saha kṛto mahān

Translation

Va, messager, va promptement. Tu dois dire à Vibhīṣaṇa : 'Une grande amitié, digne de Rāma, a été formée par toi avec moi'.

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दूत: O messenger
• दूत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसक एकवचन (क्रियाविशेषण)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) (कृदन्त: त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्तृ (agent in passive)

• वाच्यः: should be addressed/told
• वाच्यः: Kriyā (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) (कृदन्त: यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: तव्यत्/ण्यत्-अर्थे यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘to be spoken’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: Karma (Object in passive sense/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृ/विषय (the one to be addressed)

• राम-उचितः: befitting Rama
• राम-उचितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + उचित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्नेहः); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य उचितः = befitting Rama)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सहकर्ता/करण (agent)

• स्नेहः: affection, friendship
• स्नेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/विषय

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सहकर्ता/करण

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Association/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• कृतः: made, formed
• कृतः: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (made/formed)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्नेहः)

Speaker

Rāghava (as direct speech within the narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Laṅkā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dūta (messenger); message addressed to Vibhīṣaṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger departs at speed; in a speech-scroll motif he carries Rāghava’s words about great friendship; Vibhīṣaṇa is envisioned in Laṅkā’s palace, receptive and dignified.

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• dūta
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened through righteous alliances and truthful communication, even in conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.