Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

पूर्णिमास्या द्वितीयायां त्रिदिनैः सैन्यतारणम् । तीर्त्वा तोयनिधिं रामः शूरवानरसैन्यवान्

Transliteration

pūrṇimāsyā dvitīyāyāṃ tridinaiḥ sainyatāraṇam | tīrtvā toyanidhiṃ rāmaḥ śūravānarasainyavān

Translation

満月の後の第二日、三日のうちに軍勢は渡り終えた。大海を越えたラーマは、勇猛なるヴァーナラ軍を擁し、彼方の岸に立った。

Word by Word

• पूर्णिमास्याः: of the full-moon (day)
• पूर्णिमास्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (तिथिवाचक)

• द्वितीयायाम्: on the second (tithi)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (तिथिवाचक)

• त्रिदिनैः: in/within three days
• त्रिदिनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमासः (त्रीणि दिनानि)

• सैन्यतारणम्: crossing/transport of the army
• सैन्यतारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य-तारण (प्रातिपदिक; तारण < √तॄ (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सैन्यस्य तारणम्)

• तीर्त्वा: having crossed
• तीर्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालक्रिया

• तोयनिधिम्: the ocean (repository of waters)
• तोयनिधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय-निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (तोयस्य निधिः)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• शूरवानरसेन्यवान्: having an army of brave monkeys
• शूरवानरसेन्यवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर-वानर-सैन्य-वत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शूराणां वानराणां सैन्यम् यस्य सः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-taraṇa-sthala (crossing point)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience in frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the full moon, on the second day, the vast vānaras ferry the army across within three days; Rāma stands on the far shore with heroic hosts.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Ocean (toyanidhi)
• Vānara-sainya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma leads, collective strength becomes a sacred instrument—community effort carries one across vast obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ocean-crossing zone associated with Setu is implied; the verse itself does not name a pilgrimage site explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it provides calendrical and narrative timing for the crossing.