Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

भ्रातरौ समनुज्ञातौ पित्रा रैभ्येण जग्मतुः । बृहद्द्युम्नस्य सत्रं तावश्विनाविव रूपिणौ

Transliteration

bhrātarau samanujñātau pitrā raibhyeṇa jagmatuḥ | bṛhaddyumnasya satraṃ tāvaśvināviva rūpiṇau

Translation

เมื่อได้รับอนุญาตจากบิดา ไรภยะ สองพี่น้องก็ไปยังพิธีสัตรของพระราชาพฤหัททยุมน์ ปรากฏสง่างามดุจคู่เทพอัศวิน

Word by Word

• भ्रातरौ: the two brothers
• भ्रातरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्

• समनुज्ञातौ: having been permitted/consented
• समनुज्ञातौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अनु + √jñā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘समनुज्ञात’; पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• पित्रा: by (their) father
• पित्रा: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• रैभ्येण: Raibhya
• रैभ्येण: Apposition (to पित्रा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; व्यक्तिनाम

• जग्मतुः: they went
• जग्मतुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, द्विवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• बृहद्द्युम्नस्य: of Bṛhaddyumna
• बृहद्द्युम्नस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्द्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• सत्रम्: the satra (session-sacrifice)
• सत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अश्विनौ: the Aśvins (twin gods)
• अश्विनौ: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; देवता-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्

• इव: like
• इव: Upama (Comparison marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्ययम् (comparative particle)

• रूपिणौ: having (such) form; splendid (two)
• रूपिणौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, द्विवचनम्; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction for Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two brothers depart an āśrama after receiving their father’s blessing; they stride toward a distant sacrificial enclosure, radiant like the Aśvins—twin halos, white garments, and a sense of swift, benevolent motion.

Characters & Entities

• Raibhya
• Arvāvasu
• Parāvasu
• Bṛhaddyumna
• Aśvins
• Satra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through obedience to elders and proper authorization, even when one is highly learned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra remains the overarching sacred setting; this verse narrates the journey to the king’s ritual assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Participation in the king’s satra is implied, emphasizing orderly entry into a consecrated rite.