Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवेण हतौ युद्धे देवांत कनरांतकौ । हनूमता हतौ युद्धे कुम्भकर्णसुतावुभौ

Transliteration

sugrīveṇa hatau yuddhe devāṃta kanarāṃtakau | hanūmatā hatau yuddhe kumbhakarṇasutāvubhau

Translation

ในศึกสงคราม สุครีวะได้สังหารเทวานตะและกนรานตกะ; และในศึกนั้นเอง หนุมานได้ฆ่าบุตรทั้งสองของกุมภกรรณะ

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवेण: by Sugrīva
• सुग्रीवेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (agent in passive sense)

• हतौ: slain (two)
• हतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देवांत: Devānta
• देवांत: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवांत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (as part of dual subject with next)

• कनरांतकौ: Kanarāntaka (two named foes)
• कनरांतकौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनरांतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (dual subject with ‘देवांत’)

• हनूमता: by Hanumān
• हनूमता: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (agent in passive sense)

• हतौ: slain (two)
• हतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कुम्भकर्णसुतौ: two sons of Kumbhakarṇa
• कुम्भकर्णसुतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भकर्ण + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relaying the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu / Rāmeśvara region (Rāma-kathā tīrtha-smṛti)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛs

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sugrīva, crowned vanara king, crushes Devānta and Kanarāṃtaka; Hanumān, radiant and swift, slays the two sons of Kumbhakarṇa—battle lines ripple like waves near the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Devānta
• Kanarāṃtaka
• Hanumān
• Kumbhakarṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a cause is righteous, collective effort and heroic service become sanctified acts supporting dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa’s canvas is Setu/Rāmeśvaram; the narrative reinforces the holiness of the region associated with Rāma’s campaign.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.