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Shloka 49

कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī

उस यज्ञके अन्तमें देवताओंके साथ दानवों, दैत्यों तथा राक्षसोंका महान्‌ एवं भयंकर तारकामय संग्राम हुआ था, जिसमें स्कन्दने तारकासुरका वध किया था ।। सैनापत्यं लब्धवान्‌ देवतानां महासेनो यत्र दैत्यान्तकर्ता | साक्षाच्चैवं न्यवसत्‌ कार्तिकेय: सदा कुमारो यत्र स प्लक्षराज:,उसीमें दैत्यविनाशक महासेन कार्तिकेयने देवताओंका सेनापतित्व ग्रहण किया था। जहाँ वह पाकड़का श्रेष्ठ वृक्ष है, वहाँ साक्षात्‌ कुमार कार्तिकेय इस तीर्थमें सदा निवास करते हैं

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |

tasya yajñasya ante devaiḥ sārdhaṃ dānavadaityarākṣasānāṃ mahān bhayaṅkaraś ca tārakāmayaḥ saṅgrāmo 'bhavat, yasmin skandena tārakāsuro hataḥ ||

saināpatyaṃ labdhavān devatānāṃ mahāseno yatra daityāntakartā |

sākṣāc caivaṃ nyavasat kārtikeyaḥ sadā kumāro yatra sa plakṣarājaḥ ||

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: At the conclusion of that sacrifice there arose a vast and dreadful, star-like (tārakā-) battle, in which Skanda slew the demon Tārakāsura. There, the demon-destroying Mahāsena Kārtikeya accepted the command of the gods’ army; and there, where the king of plakṣa-trees stands, the ever-youthful Kumāra Kārtikeya is said to dwell in person at this sacred ford.

सैनापत्यम्generalship, commandership
सैनापत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसैनापत्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लब्धवान्obtained, received
लब्धवान्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormPerfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Masculine
देवतानाम्of the gods
देवतानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
महासेनःMahāsena (Skanda)
महासेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहासेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
दैत्यान्तकर्ताdestroyer of the Daityas
दैत्यान्तकर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्यान्तकर्ता
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
साक्षात्directly, in person
साक्षात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षात्
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
न्यवसत्dwelt, resided
न्यवसत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormImperfect, Third, Singular
कार्तिकेयःKārttikeya (Skanda)
कार्तिकेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकार्तिकेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
कुमारःthe Youth (epithet of Skanda)
कुमारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुमार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
सःthat, he
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्लक्षराजःking of plakṣa-trees; the best plakṣa tree
प्लक्षराजः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्लक्षराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशग्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
D
Devas (gods)
D
Dānavas
D
Daityas
R
Rākṣasas
S
Skanda (Kārtikeya, Kumāra, Mahāsena)
T
Tārakāsura
Y
Yajña (sacrifice)
P
Plakṣa tree (Plakṣarāja)
T
Tīrtha (sacred ford/pilgrimage spot)