Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तथान्यैः कपिभिश्चैव जांबवन्नलमुख्यकैः । अन्वीयमानो रामोऽसौ मुहूर्तेऽभिजिति द्विजाः

Transliteration

tathānyaiḥ kapibhiścaiva jāṃbavannalamukhyakaiḥ | anvīyamāno rāmo'sau muhūrte'bhijiti dvijāḥ

Translation

Assim, acompanhado também por outros macacos—sobretudo Jāmbavān e Nala—Rāma prosseguiu, ó duas-vezes-nascidos, no auspicioso muhūrta de Abhijit.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्यैः: by other
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कपिभिः: by monkeys
• कपिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• जाम्बवत्-नल-मुख्यकैः: by those whose chiefs were Jāmbavān and Nala
• जाम्बवत्-नल-मुख्यकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बवत् + नल + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); तत्पुरुषः— ‘जाम्बवत्-नलौ मुख्यौ येषां ते’ (chief among whom are Jāmbavān and Nala)

• अन्वीयमानः: being followed
• अन्वीयमानः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-√इ (धातु) → अन्वीयमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/यमान-प्रत्यय (present passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मुहूर्ते: at the moment
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अभिजिति: in (the nakṣatra) Abhijit
• अभिजिति: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); नक्षत्र-नाम (name of a lunar mansion)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (used as address)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; addressing dvijāḥ)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma sets out surrounded by vānaras; Jāmbavān and Nala prominent; the sky suggests an auspicious moment (Abhijit) with bright zenith light.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Jāmbavān
• Nala
• Vānara-s (monkeys)
• Abhijit-muhūrta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by right companionship and right timing—sacred action is undertaken with auspicious resolve and disciplined order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Setu-khaṇḍa context glorifies the Setu/Rāmeśvaram region; this verse marks the onward movement within that sacred itinerary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed, but the mention of Abhijit-muhūrta implies choosing auspicious time for dharmic undertakings and pilgrimage.