Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततो दाशरथी रामो रावणं देवकण्टकम् । सगणं समरे हत्वा राज्यं दत्त्वा विभीषणे

Transliteration

tato dāśarathī rāmo rāvaṇaṃ devakaṇṭakam | sagaṇaṃ samare hatvā rājyaṃ dattvā vibhīṣaṇe

Translation

Kemudian Rāma putera Daśaratha menewaskan Rāvaṇa—duri bagi para dewa—bersama bala tenteranya dalam peperangan, lalu mengurniakan kerajaan itu kepada Vibhīṣaṇa.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कारणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• दाशरथी: Dāśarathi (son of Daśaratha)
• दाशरथी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशरथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; patronymic; English: masculine nominative singular

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• देवकण्टकम्: thorn/enemy of the gods
• देवकण्टकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: देव + कण्टक
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; रावणम् इत्यस्य विशेषणवत् उपपद-समासः; English: masculine accusative singular

• सगणम्: together with his retinue
• सगणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-गण (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: स + गण
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘रावणम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; English: masculine accusative singular adjective

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; English: masculine locative singular

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: हन्-धातोः त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (क्त्वान्त/gerund); English: absolutive “having slain”

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: दा-धातोः त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्तः (क्त्वान्त/gerund)

• विभीषणे: to Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; English: masculine dative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Laṅkā (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Battlefield scene: Rāma with bow drawn, Rāvaṇa with multiple heads and weapons, fallen rākṣasa hosts; then coronation moment—Vibhīṣaṇa receiving the crown, Rāma calm and composed.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Dāśarathi)
• Daśaratha
• Rāvaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma triumphs when evil is removed and rightful governance is installed—victory is completed by establishing just rule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it narrates the Rāma avatāra’s dharma-restoring act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned in this shloka.