Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

गोलकं निहतं श्रुत्वा दैत्यानन्यांश्च दैत्यराट् । योधानाज्ञापयामास सन्नद्धान्स्वबलस्य च

Transliteration

golakaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā daityānanyāṃśca daityarāṭ | yodhānājñāpayāmāsa sannaddhānsvabalasya ca

Translation

Apprenant que Golaka avait été tué, le roi Daitya ordonna aux autres Dānavas et aux guerriers de sa propre armée de s’armer et de se tenir prêts.

Word by Word

• golakam: Golaka
• golakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: golaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• nihatam: slain
• nihatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni + han (हन्) धातु; nihata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (golakam)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (श्रु) धातु
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive)

• daityān: Daityas (demons)
• daityān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• anyān: other
• anyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (daityān)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• daityarāṭ: the Daitya king
• daityarāṭ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan/rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानां राट्/राजा), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yodhān: warriors
• yodhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ājñāpayāmāsa: ordered, commanded
• ājñāpayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √jñā (ज्ञा) धातु; causative ājñāpaya + √as (अस्) सहायक
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परिप्रयोगः (periphrastic perfect)

• sannaddhān: fully armed, equipped
• sannaddhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + nah (नह्) धातु; sannaddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (yodhān)

• svabalasya: of his own army
• svabalasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (स्वं बलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kuśa hears of Golaka’s death and immediately orders the remaining Dānavas and his army’s warriors to arm; attendants bring weapons, armor, and standards as the court turns into a war-room.

Characters & Entities

• Golaka
• Daitya king (Kuśa implied in context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked wrath and attachment to power quickly lead beings into violence; dharma requires restraint and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the narrative setting within the Dvārakā Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes military mobilization after news of a death.