Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

शासनं भवतामस्तु रामदत्तं न संशयः । त्रयीविद्यास्तु विख्याताः सर्वे वाडवपुंगवाः

Transliteration

śāsanaṃ bhavatāmastu rāmadattaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | trayīvidyāstu vikhyātāḥ sarve vāḍavapuṃgavāḥ

Translation

Semoga pemerintahan dan perlindungan menjadi milik kalian, dianugerahkan oleh Rāmadatta—tanpa syak. Semua yang terkemuka dalam kalangan Vāḍava masyhur sebagai para mengetahui trayī-vidyā, tiga serangkai ilmu Weda.

Word by Word

• शासनम्: command/edict
• शासनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भवताम्: of you (hon.)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Existence/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रामदत्तम्: given by Rāma / Rāma-given
• रामदत्तम्: Modifier (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + दत्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृत)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (‘रामेण दत्तम्’/‘रामस्य दत्तम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (शासनम्)

• न: no/not
• न: Modifier (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• त्रयीविद्याः: the three Vedic sciences/knowledges
• त्रयीविद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘त्रय्याः विद्या’); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• विख्याताः: renowned
• विख्याताः: Predicate (State/विशेष्य-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘renowned’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Modifier (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वाडवपुंगवाः: leaders among the Vāḍavas
• वाडवपुंगवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाडव (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय (‘वाडवानां पुंगवाः’ = leaders among Vāḍavas); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator/speaker (context implies a pronouncement to a group)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāmadatta’s grant of authority is announced; Vāḍava leaders are honored as knowers of the three Vedas, receiving symbols of governance and protection before an assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmadatta
• Vāḍava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is supported by rightful governance, and Vedic learning is upheld as a mark of communal excellence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse concerns authority and reputation within the Dharmāraṇya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is declarative—about governance/protection and Vedic renown.