Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

हतशेषैः सुरैः सार्धं सर्वांगक्षतविक्षतैः । ततो जगाम वित्रस्तो ब्रह्मलोकं दिवा लयात्

Transliteration

hataśeṣaiḥ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ sarvāṃgakṣatavikṣataiḥ | tato jagāma vitrasto brahmalokaṃ divā layāt

Translation

Alors, avec les dieux survivants—blessés et meurtris en tous leurs membres—il s’en alla, saisi de crainte, vers Brahmaloka, abandonnant derrière lui le séjour céleste.

Word by Word

• हत-शेषैः: with the surviving (gods)
• हत-शेषैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन्) + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुरैः) — 'with the remaining (gods) after being slain (i.e., survivors)'

• सुरैः: with the gods
• सुरैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह/करण

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक) — 'together with'

• सर्व-अङ्ग-क्षत-विक्षतैः: with (those) wounded all over
• सर्व-अङ्ग-क्षत-विक्षतैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षत (कृदन्त; √क्षद्/क्षत् as 'wounded') + विक्षत (कृदन्त; √क्षत् with वि-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुरैः) — 'with (those) wounded and mangled in all limbs'

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then/thereupon'

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'went'

• वित्रस्तः: terrified
• वित्रस्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वित्रस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √त्रस् with वि-)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषण — 'terrified'

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: to Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म — 'Brahmā's world'

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'by day/in daytime'

• लयात्: from (his) dwelling/place
• लयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान — 'from (his) abode/refuge'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra and the remaining devas, bodies scarred and bleeding, ascend from the abandoned heaven toward the serene, luminous Brahmaloka; contrast between chaos below and calm above.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Brahmaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty are subject to fear and reversal; refuge is sought in higher realms when adharma overwhelms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is specified in this verse; it functions as narrative background within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes the aftermath of battle and Indra’s retreat.