Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

प्रतिजज्ञेऽथ रामोऽपि तस्मै वालिवधं प्रति । सुग्रीवश्चापि वै देह्याः पुनरानयनं द्विजाः

Transliteration

pratijajñe'tha rāmo'pi tasmai vālivadhaṃ prati | sugrīvaścāpi vai dehyāḥ punarānayanaṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

Maka Rāma pun berikrar kepadanya tentang pembunuhan Vāli. Dan Sugrīva juga bersumpah, wahai para dwija, untuk mengembalikan semula apa yang telah hilang.

Word by Word

• प्रतिजज्ञे: promised, vowed
• प्रतिजज्ञे: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः प्रति

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case/Dative), एकवचन

• वालिवधम्: the killing of Vāli
• वालिवधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालि (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वालिनः वधः)

• प्रति: with regard to
• प्रति: Relation marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रति = towards/with regard to

• सुग्रीवः: Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; also

• वै: indeed
• वै: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/खलु-अर्थ (indeed)

• देह्याः: give (you should give)
• देह्याः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; रूपम्: देहि (पाठभेदेन देह्याः इति)

• पुनरानयनम्: bringing back again, restoration
• पुनरानयनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् (अव्यय) + आ + √नी (धातु) + अनयन्/अनयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (पुनः + आनयनम्)

• द्विजाः: O brāhmaṇas (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते (O twice-born)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing dvijāḥ)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kiṣkindhā–Pampa–Ṛṣyamūka kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas (explicitly addressed: 'dvijāḥ')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma and Sugrīva formalize their pact: Rāma vows Vāli’s slaying; Sugrīva vows Sītā’s re-discovery/bringing back. The scene is set in the forested Kiṣkindhā foothills with Lakṣmaṇa and vānaras as attendants; dvijas/ṛṣis are invoked as narrative audience.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Vāli

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma in leadership includes keeping promises and accepting reciprocal duties for a righteous goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is narrative dharma within Setukhaṇḍa; no specific tirtha is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on pratijñā (solemn vow/promise).