Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततो वै मल्लयुद्धेन पातितो भुवि दानवः । कंठमाक्रम्य पादेन खङ्गेन परिपीडितः

Transliteration

tato vai mallayuddhena pātito bhuvi dānavaḥ | kaṃṭhamākramya pādena khaṅgena paripīḍitaḥ

Translation

Daraufhin wurde der Dämon in einem ringerischen Kampf zu Boden geworfen. Sein Hals wurde unter einem Fuß festgehalten, und mit dem Schwert hart bedrängt.

Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/then')

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• मल्लयुद्धेन: by wrestling-fight
• मल्लयुद्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्ल + युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मल्लानां युद्धम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (instrumental)

• पातितः: felled / thrown down
• पातितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पातित (कृदन्त; √पत्/√पात् धातु, णिच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; passive sense 'having been felled'

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (locative)

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कण्ठम्: (his) throat/neck
• कण्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आक्रम्य: having pressed/stepped upon
• आक्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गः आ-; 'having stepped/pressed'

• पादेन: with (his) foot
• पादेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• खङ्गेन: with a sword
• खङ्गेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• परिपीडितः: tormented / pressed hard
• परिपीडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिपीडित (कृदन्त; √पीड् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; passive sense

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The demon lies thrown to the ground; the deity stands over him, foot pressing the throat, sword poised and pressing—dust swirling, onlookers stunned as darkness begins to lift.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava (Tala implied)
• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma is ultimately restrained and subdued; divine justice is portrayed as firm and unavoidable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader glorification is of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where divine acts are remembered as spiritually potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse continues the battle narrative.