Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

दशपंच सहस्राणि वेदवेदांगपारगाः । ततस्तेन तदा राजन्राज्ञा रामानुवर्तिना

Transliteration

daśapaṃca sahasrāṇi vedavedāṃgapāragāḥ | tatastena tadā rājanrājñā rāmānuvartinā

Translation

หนึ่งหมื่นห้าพัน—บัณฑิตผู้ข้ามฝั่งแห่งพระเวทและเวทางคะแล้ว—ในกาลนั้น ข้าแต่ราชัน พระราชาผู้ดำเนินตามพระรามได้ให้การอุปถัมภ์และยกย่องแก่ท่านทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-शब्दः; विशेषणम् (numeral)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-शब्दः; विशेषणम् (numeral)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: versed in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-वेदाङ्ग-पारग (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + वेदाङ्ग + पारग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वेदेषु वेदाङ्गेषु च पारगाः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (then/from there)

• तेन: by him / by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• रामानुवर्तिना: following Rama / devoted to Rama
• रामानुवर्तिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम-अनुवर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक; राम + अनुवर्तिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रामम् अनुवर्तते इति)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brāhma Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan (O king) addressed within the verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast gathering of learned brāhmaṇas—reciters and scholars—stand in orderly rows; the king, portrayed as Rāma-like in demeanor, honors and supports them with grants and respectful gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Veda
• Vedāṅgas
• King (rājā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic rulers uphold society by honoring and sustaining deep Vedic learning, aligning governance with righteous ideals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this excerpt; it continues the Dharmāraṇya chapter’s governance-and-dharma theme.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the emphasis is on support/recognition of Veda-Vedāṅga experts (contextually tied to dāna and patronage).