Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

महारुधिरधाराभिः स्रवंतीं च प्रवर्तयन् । तस्मिन्निपतिते दुर्गे महादुर्गपराक्रमे

Transliteration

mahārudhiradhārābhiḥ sravaṃtīṃ ca pravartayan | tasminnipatite durge mahādurgaparākrame

Translation

Et tandis que des torrents de sang abondant se déversaient, lorsque ce puissant ennemi tomba—terrassé par la grande et redoutable vaillance de Durgā—

Word by Word

• महारुधिरधाराभिः: with great streams of blood
• महारुधिरधाराभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-रुधिर-धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Feminine, Instrumental, Plural); तत्पुरुषसमासः—‘महद् रुधिरम्’ + ‘धारा’ (streams of much blood)

• स्रवन्तीम्: flowing
• स्रवन्तीम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक; √स्रु + शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्तः (present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• प्रवर्तयन्: causing (it) to flow; setting in motion
• प्रवर्तयन्: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√वृत् (धातु) + णिच् + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-शतृ वर्तमानकृदन्तः (causative present participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तस्मिन्: when/while he (in that state)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Locative, Singular)

• निपतिते: having fallen (when he had fallen)
• निपतिते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि√पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Masculine, Locative, Singular); ‘तस्मिन्’ इत्यनेन सह सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• दुर्गे: O Durgā
• दुर्गे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Feminine, Vocative or Nominative, Singular); संबोधनरूपेण स्तुत्यर्थे (O Durgā)

• महादुर्गपराक्रमे: O (one) of the mighty valor of Mahā-Durgā
• महादुर्गपराक्रमे: Sambodhana (Epithet in address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-दुर्गा-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Vocative or Nominative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः—‘महादुर्गायाः पराक्रमः’ (having the valor of Mahā-Durgā)

Speaker

Skanda (contextual, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The fallen foe lies on the ground as heavy streams of blood flow; Devī’s formidable valor is emphasized—she stands unshaken, the battlefield stilled after the decisive blow.

Characters & Entities

• Durgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Durgā’s invincible courage is portrayed as the decisive force that ends violence against dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Kāśī, since the episode is embedded in the Kāśī Māhātmya stream of the Skanda Purana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this line; it sets the transition from victory to divine celebration.