Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

ततः समभवद्युद्धं गणानां दानवैः सह । ततस्ते सचिवाः सर्वे वैवस्वतगृहं गताः

Transliteration

tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ gaṇānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha | tataste sacivāḥ sarve vaivasvatagṛhaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

Dann entbrannte ein Kampf zwischen den Gaṇas und den Dānavas. Daraufhin gingen all seine Minister zum Haus des Vaivasvata (Yama).

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्' (thereupon/then)

• समभवत्: occurred; arose
• समभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्; 'सम्+अभवत्' = arose/occurred

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (plural)

• दानवैः: with the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-सम्बन्धसूचक) = indeclinable postposition; 'with' (सह)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = then/thereafter

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.)/सामान्य (pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सचिवाः: ministers; attendants
• सचिवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषणम् (qualifier) of 'सचिवाः'

• वैवस्वतगृहम्: Vaivasvata’s house (Yama’s abode)
• वैवस्वतगृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: वैवस्वतस्य गृहं (the house of Vaivasvata/Yama)

• गताः: went; having gone
• गताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); कर्तरि प्रयोगे = 'having gone/went'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce clash erupts between gaṇas and dānavas; in a parallel vignette, fallen ministers are borne toward Vaivasvata’s dark, judicial abode—an image of karmic consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Dānavas
• Vaivasvata (Yama)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma leads beings toward Yama’s domain; the Purāṇic narrative frames consequence and accountability as part of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it references Vaivasvata (Yama) symbolically as the lord of justice and death.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.