Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तीर्त्वाहं सागरमपि हनिष्ये राक्षसेश्वरम् । दक्षिणाशां प्रयातस्य सुग्रीवोऽथाभव त्सखा

Transliteration

tīrtvāhaṃ sāgaramapi haniṣye rākṣaseśvaram | dakṣiṇāśāṃ prayātasya sugrīvo'thābhava tsakhā

Translation

“Dẫu phải vượt cả đại dương, ta cũng sẽ diệt kẻ chúa tể loài Rākṣasa.” Khi Người tiến về phương Nam, Sugrīva bèn trở thành đồng minh và tri kỷ.

Word by Word

• tīrtvā: having crossed
• tīrtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tṝ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• sāgaram: the ocean
• sāgaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• haniṣye: I shall slay
• haniṣye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (साधारण-भविष्यत्), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• rākṣaseśvaram: the lord of the rākṣasas
• rākṣaseśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राक्षसानाम् ईश्वरः)

• dakṣiṇāśām: the southern quarter
• dakṣiṇāśām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā + āśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दक्षिणा आशी/आशा)

• prayātasya: of (him) who had departed
• prayātasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + yā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘(तस्य) प्रयातस्य’

• sugrīvaḥ: Sugrīva
• sugrīvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sakhā: a friend
• sakhā: Pratipadyartha (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सखा-शब्दः

Speaker

Narrator quoting/reflecting Rāma’s resolve (contextual Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāgara (as sacred boundary)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma declares he will cross the ocean and slay the rākṣasa-lord; as he moves south, Sugrīva steps forward as ally, sealing friendship.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sugrīva
• Rāvaṇa (implied as rākṣaseśvara)
• Sāgara (Ocean)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is accomplished through steadfast courage and righteous alliances—friendship becomes a vehicle for divine purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points toward the sacred ocean-crossing tradition associated with the Rāma narrative, but does not name a particular tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of resolve and the formation of dharmic friendship.