Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

रामः ससैनिको विप्राः सुवेलगिरिमारुहत् । ततः सौधस्थितं रात्रौ दृष्ट्वा लंकेश्वरं बली

Transliteration

rāmaḥ sasainiko viprāḥ suvelagirimāruhat | tataḥ saudhasthitaṃ rātrau dṛṣṭvā laṃkeśvaraṃ balī

Translation

ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย พระรามพร้อมกองทัพเสด็จขึ้นสู่เขาสุเวลา แล้วในราตรีนั้น เมื่อทอดพระเนตรเห็นเจ้าแห่งลังกาผู้ทรงเดช ประทับอยู่บนปราสาท—

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन

• ससैनिकः: with (his) army
• ससैनिकः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-सेनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष/सह-समास (सेनया सह)

• विप्राः: O brahmins
• विप्राः: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative sense)

• सुवेलगिरिम्: Mount Suvela
• सुवेलगिरिम्: कर्म (Goal object with motion verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवेल-गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सुवेलः गिरिः)

• आरुहत्: climbed
• आरुहत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (आorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Discourse/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• सौधस्थितम्: standing in a palace
• सौधस्थितम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौध-स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; स्था-धातु-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (सौधे स्थितः)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: अधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive): 'having seen'

• लङ्केश्वरम्: the lord of Lanka (Ravana)
• लङ्केश्वरम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लङ्कायाः ईश्वरः)

• बली: mighty
• बली: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; रामस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Suvela-giri (narrative landmark)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma with the vānaras climbs Suvela at night; from the ridge he beholds Rāvaṇa standing on a palace terrace, silhouetted against moonlight and lamps of Laṅkā.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Mount Suvela
• Laṅkeśvara (Rāvaṇa)
• Vānara army (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma confronts adharma directly, with clarity and courage, even when the opponent appears powerful and well-fortified.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is within Setu Māhātmya; Suvela appears as a landmark in the sacred geography connected to the Setu campaign.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse continues the narrative progression.