Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

पिता मम पितृव्यश्च ये चान्ये मम पूर्वजाः । दानवा निहता देवैर्वासुदेवपुरोगमैः

Transliteration

pitā mama pitṛvyaśca ye cānye mama pūrvajāḥ | dānavā nihatā devairvāsudevapurogamaiḥ

Translation

« Mon père, mon oncle paternel et tous mes autres ancêtres : ces Dānavas furent tués par les Devas, avec Vāsudeva à leur tête. »

Word by Word

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पितृव्यः: paternal uncle
• पितृव्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूर्वजाः: ancestors
• पूर्वजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दानवाः: Dānavas
• दानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• निहताः: were slain
• निहताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√हन् (धातु) → निहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वासुदेवपुरोगमैः: led by Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवपुरोगमैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vāsudeva-purogamaiḥ = ‘with Vāsudeva as leader’); विशेषण देवैः

Speaker

Dānava leader (asura spokesperson; exact name not in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker gestures toward ancestral emblems—banners or portraits—invoking father and paternal uncle; the assembly reacts with grim nods; a faint vision of Devas led by Vāsudeva appears as a remembered battlefield tableau behind him.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava
• Deva
• Vāsudeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It shows how remembrance of past enmity can fuel adharma, contrasting with the Purāṇic ideal of aligning one’s will with dharma rather than vengeance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits inside the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the exact named tīrtha is not stated in this single shloka excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative background for the ensuing events.