Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

रावणः कुम्भकर्णश्च शक्रजित्प्रमुखास्तथा । खरदूषणत्रिशिरोमारीचाक्षकुमारकाः

Transliteration

rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaśca śakrajitpramukhāstathā | kharadūṣaṇatriśiromārīcākṣakumārakāḥ

Translation

രാവണൻ, കുംഭകർണ്ണൻ, ഇന്ദ്രജിത് മുതലായവർ; കൂടാതെ ഖരൻ, ദൂഷണൻ, ത്രിശിരസ്, മാരീചൻ, അക്ഷൻ എന്നിവരും മറ്റു രാക്ഷസകുമാരന്മാരും—

Word by Word

• rāvaṇaḥ: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kumbhakarṇaḥ: Kumbhakarṇa
• kumbhakarṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbha-karṇa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कुम्भवत् कर्णौ/कुम्भकर्णः)

• ca: and
• ca: Avyaya (Conjunction/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• śakrajit: Śakrajit (conqueror of Indra)
• śakrajit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra-jit (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रं जयति इति)

• pramukhāḥ: chief (ones)
• pramukhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (chief/leading)

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Avyaya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• khara-dūṣaṇa-triśiras-mārīca-akṣa-kumārakāḥ: Khara, Dūṣaṇa, Triśiras, Mārīca, Akṣa, and the princes
• khara-dūṣaṇa-triśiras-mārīca-akṣa-kumārakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khara + dūṣaṇa + triśiras + mārīca + akṣa + kumāraka (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार/इतरेतर) — अनेकनामसमुच्चयः

Speaker

A woman devotee (speaker not named in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic roll-call tableau: shadowed silhouettes or emblematic depictions of Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, Indrajit, Khara, Dūṣaṇa, Triśiras, Mārīca, Akṣa, and other princes; ominous atmosphere foreshadowing conflict.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Kumbhakarṇa
• Indrajit (Śakrajit)
• Khara
• Dūṣaṇa
• Triśiras
• Mārīca
• Akṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma, even when supported by mighty names and armies, is ultimately overcome by divine righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative enumeration of adversaries.