Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

रामलक्ष्मणयोर्ना गपाशबंधः कृतः किल । आकुलेषु कपीशेषु हताशेषु च सर्वशः

Transliteration

rāmalakṣmaṇayornā gapāśabaṃdhaḥ kṛtaḥ kila | ākuleṣu kapīśeṣu hatāśeṣu ca sarvaśaḥ

Translation

ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ରାମ ଓ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମଣଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ନାଗପାଶ ବନ୍ଧନ ପତିତ ହେଲା। ବାନରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠମାନେ ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ ହୋଇ ସର୍ବତ୍ର ଆଶାହୀନ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• रामलक्ष्मणयोः: of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
• रामलक्ष्मणयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन; समासः: राम + लक्ष्मण (द्वन्द्व)

• नागपाशबन्धः: the binding by serpent-noose (Nāgapāśa)
• नागपाशबन्धः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग + पाश + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: नागानां पाशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + तस्य बन्धः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कृतः: was done; was made
• कृतः: Kriya (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय-विशेषणम्

• किल: indeed; it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/श्रुत्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/it is said)

• आकुलेषु: among the agitated/confused
• आकुलेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कपीशेषु)

• कपीशेषु: among the monkey-lords
• कपीशेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; समासः: कपीनाम् ईशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• हताशेषु: among those slain entirely; with all (others) killed
• हताशेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत + अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; समासः: हताः (ये) अशेषाः (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-सदृश प्रयोग)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• सर्वशः: entirely; in every way
• सर्वशः: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: wholly/in every way)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lie bound by luminous serpent-nooses; Vānara chiefs gather around in panic and grief, some with hands on heads, others reaching out helplessly; the night sky and battlefield debris frame the crisis.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Nāgapāśa
• Kapīśa (Vānara chiefs)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma’s champions may face binding trials; despair is natural, but it is not the final truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.