Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

रक्षसां वानराणां च युद्धमासीच्च संकुलम् । माघशुक्लनवम्यां तु रात्राविंद्रजिता रणे

Transliteration

rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca yuddhamāsīcca saṃkulam | māghaśuklanavamyāṃ tu rātrāviṃdrajitā raṇe

Translation

Le combat entre les Rākṣasas et les Vānaras devint serré et confus. Au neuvième tithi de la quinzaine claire de Māgha, dans la nuit, Indrajit entra dans la mêlée.

Word by Word

• रक्षसाम्: of the rākṣasas
• रक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वानराणाम्: of the vānaras (monkeys)
• वानराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• युद्धम्: the battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• सङ्कुलम्: confused; crowded; tumultuous
• सङ्कुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (युद्धस्य)

• माघशुक्लनवम्याम्: on the ninth (lunar day) of Māgha bright fortnight
• माघशुक्लनवम्याम्: Kāla-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + शुक्ल + नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः: माघस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य नवमी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Kāla-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• इन्द्रजिता: by Indrajit
• इन्द्रजिता: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; रूपम्: इन्द्रजिता

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense night battle: rākṣasas and vānara warriors clash amid dust and torchlight; Indrajit appears entering the fray, partially concealed, with a sense of sudden menace and supernatural skill.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasa forces
• Vānara forces
• Indrajit
• Māgha (Śukla navamī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In the chaos of conflict, vigilance and steadiness are dharmic virtues; darkness often amplifies deception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a war-scene set in Laṅkā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.