Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 175
Devanagari script
एतस्मिन्निहते दैत्ये प्रहर्षं विश्वमाययौ
Transliteration
etasminnihate daitye praharṣaṃ viśvamāyayau
Translation
Lorsque ce daitya fut tué, le monde entier fut rempli de joie.
Word by Word
एतस्मिन्in this (situation/place)
एतस्मिन्:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम
निहतेslain
निहते:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-हन् (धातु) → निहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; दैत्ये इति विशेषणम्
दैत्येin/when the demon
दैत्ये:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्
प्रहर्षम्joy, exhilaration
प्रहर्षम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्
विश्वम्the whole world
विश्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्
आययौcame/attained
आययौ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-या (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Primary interlocutors of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa frame (contextual)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A battlefield aftermath: the daitya fallen; devas and sages exhale in relief; the sky clears and the world’s faces brighten, suggesting dharma restored.
Characters & Entities
D
Daitya (Tāraka, by context)W
World (Viśva)FAQs
The removal of adharma is not merely personal triumph—it becomes a universal relief and auspiciousness for all beings.
None; it describes a cosmic response rather than a geographic māhātmya.
None.