Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सङ्ग्रामभेरीनिनदैः खुररेणुर्नभोगता । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तात रक्षको नगरस्य हि

Transliteration

saṅgrāmabherīninadaiḥ khurareṇurnabhogatā | etasminnantare tāta rakṣako nagarasya hi

Translation

Beim Dröhnen der Kriegstrommeln stieg der von Hufen aufgewirbelte Staub bis in den Himmel. Inzwischen, mein Lieber, der Wächter der Stadt wahrlich…

Word by Word

• saṅgrāma-bherī-ninadaiḥ: by the sounds of war-drums
• saṅgrāma-bherī-ninadaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅgrāma (प्रातिपदिक) + bherī (प्रातिपदिक) + ninada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: सङ्ग्राम-भेरीनां निनदैः; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• khura-reṇuḥ: hoof-dust
• khura-reṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khura (प्रातिपदिक) + reṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: खुराणां रेणुः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• nabhaḥ-gatā: gone to the sky; sky-reaching
• nabhaḥ-gatā: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: नभः गतः/गता; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (रेणुः इति स्त्रीभावेन/प्रकृत्यनुसारं)

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• antare: in the meantime/interval
• antare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• tāta: O dear/son
• tāta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• rakṣakaḥ: guardian
• rakṣakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• nagarasya: of the city
• nagarasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (indeed)

Speaker

Narrator within the Revā Khaṇḍa (contextual speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘tāta’ indicates an intimate addressee (son/disciple) within the narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic wide shot: war-drums thunder, hooves churn the earth, a vast dust plume climbs into the sky; at the city gate, the nagara-rakṣaka (city guard) reacts, preparing to respond.

Characters & Entities

• City guard (rakṣaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid turmoil, dharma expresses itself through vigilance—protectors and institutions respond to disorder to restore moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it functions as narrative atmosphere within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is scene-setting and introduces the city-guard’s role.