Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

युयुधे राक्षसेंद्रेण रावणेन हतोऽपतत् । माघासितनवम्यां तु वसंतीं रावणालये

Transliteration

yuyudhe rākṣaseṃdreṇa rāvaṇena hato'patat | māghāsitanavamyāṃ tu vasaṃtīṃ rāvaṇālaye

Translation

Il combattit Rāvaṇa, seigneur des rākṣasas; frappé à mort, il tomba. Et, le neuvième jour de la quinzaine sombre de Māgha, elle demeurait dans la demeure de Rāvaṇa.

Word by Word

• युयुधे: fought
• युयुधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (युध्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद = perfect, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada

• राक्षसेन्द्रेण: with the lord of demons
• राक्षसेन्द्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राक्षसानाम् इन्द्रः) = masculine instrumental singular

• रावणेन: by/with Rāvaṇa
• रावणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = masculine instrumental singular

• हतः: slain, struck down
• हतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (हन्) → hata (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) = past passive participle; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे विशेषणवत्

• अपतत्: fell down
• अपतत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (पत्) + apa (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/इम्परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = imperfect, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

• माघासितनवम्याम्: on the dark ninth (tithi) of Māgha
• माघासितनवम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha + asita + navamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (माघस्य असिता नवमी) = feminine locative singular

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/अवधारण/विरोध) = particle

• वसन्तीम्: dwelling, staying
• वसन्तीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (वस्) → vasantī (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त) = present active participle; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रावणालये: in Rāvaṇa's abode
• रावणालये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रावणस्य आलयः) = masculine locative singular

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jaṭāyu battles Rāvaṇa fiercely, is struck down and falls; simultaneously the narrative notes Sītā’s residence in Rāvaṇa’s palace on Māgha kṛṣṇa navamī.

Characters & Entities

• Jaṭāyu (implied fighter who falls)
• Rāvaṇa
• Māgha (month)
• Kṛṣṇānavamī
• Rāvaṇālaya (Rāvaṇa’s abode)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-sacrifice in defense of righteousness is honored; the Purāṇa memorializes dharmic valor and situates it within sacred time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes events and calendrical markers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; only the tithi (Māgha kṛṣṇānavamī) is stated.