Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
प्रतापमुकुटो राजा मल्लस्यास्य जयाय सः । बलिनं द्विजपुत्रं तमाह्वयामास भृत्यकैः
Transliteration
pratāpamukuṭo rājā mallasyāsya jayāya saḥ | balinaṃ dvijaputraṃ tamāhvayāmāsa bhṛtyakaiḥ
Translation
เพื่อชัยชนะเหนือมวยปล้ำนั้น พระราชาประตาปมุกุฏะจึงใช้ข้าราชบริพารไปอัญเชิญบุตรพราหมณ์ผู้มีกำลังผู้นั้นมา
Word by Word
प्रतापमुकुटःPratāpamukuṭa
प्रतापमुकुटः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतापमुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (masculine nominative singular)
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (masculine nominative singular)
मल्लस्यof Malla
मल्लस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमल्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; (masculine genitive singular)
अस्यof this (man)
अस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; (pronoun, masculine genitive singular)
जयायfor victory
जयाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootजय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (pronoun, masculine nominative singular)
बलिनम्strong
बलिनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (masculine accusative singular)
द्विज-पुत्रम्the Brahmin's son
द्विज-पुत्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्विजस्य पुत्रम्); (masculine accusative singular)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (pronoun, masculine accusative singular)
आह्वयामासsummoned / called
आह्वयामास:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + ह्वे (धातु)
Formलिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (perfect, 3rd person singular)
भृत्यकैःby (his) servants
भृत्यकैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभृत्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; (masculine instrumental plural)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: In the royal court, attendants summon the strong brāhmaṇa’s son; the king seeks victory over the invading wrestler.
Characters & Entities
P
Pratāpamukuṭa (king)M
Malla (wrestler/champion)D
Dvijaputra (Aśokadatta implied)FAQs
Authority seeks strength, but Purāṇic dharma implies that true victory depends on aligning power with virtue and worthy allies.
No specific tīrtha is glorified in this verse; it continues the Setukhaṇḍa storyline.
None.