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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं रामो विष्णुं प्रपूज्य च । रामलेखविचित्रैस्तु लिखितं धर्मशासनम्

taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ rāmo viṣṇuṃ prapūjya ca | rāmalekhavicitraistu likhitaṃ dharmaśāsanam

Thấy kỳ diệu lớn lao ấy, Rāma liền chí thành lễ bái Viṣṇu. Rồi pháp lệnh của dharma được khắc ghi bằng những nét bút kỳ diệu từ chính bút tích của Rāma.

तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त्वा/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)
महत्great
महत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण
आश्चर्यम्wonder
आश्चर्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
रामःRāma
रामः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
विष्णुम्Viṣṇu
विष्णुम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
प्रपूज्यhaving worshipped
प्रपूज्य:
Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + पूज् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (ल्यप्/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped)
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
रामलेखविचित्रैःby/with Rāma’s varied lines/inscriptions
रामलेखविचित्रैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootराम (प्रातिपदिक) + लेख (प्रातिपदिक) + विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य लेखाः) + विशेषण ‘विचित्र’; करण (by means of)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)
लिखितम्written
लिखितम्:
Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलिख् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘written’
धर्मशासनम्the ordinance/teaching of dharma
धर्मशासनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य शासनम् = ordinance of dharma)

Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa (context speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Bhārata (continuing narrative address)

Scene: Rāma stands at the tīrtha, offers worship to Viṣṇu, then inscribes a dharma-ordinance in ornate script—letters appearing as luminous, artistic forms; sages observe with reverence.

R
Rāma
V
Viṣṇu
D
Dharma-śāsana

FAQs

Even the mightiest uphold humility through worship; dharma is established not merely by power but by devotion and reverent acknowledgment of the Divine.

The Dharmāraṇya tīrtha-context is affirmed through the ‘great marvel’ and the sacred inscription of dharma linked to that place.

Viṣṇu-pūjā (worship of Viṣṇu) is explicitly mentioned as Rāma’s response to the sacred wonder.

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