Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ताभिस्तदनुगाः सर्वे प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृताः । पराङ्मुखाः क्षणेनैव जाताः केचिन्निपातिताः

Transliteration

tābhistadanugāḥ sarve prahārairjarjarīkṛtāḥ | parāṅmukhāḥ kṣaṇenaiva jātāḥ kecinnipātitāḥ

Translation

Par elles, tous ses suivants furent brisés sous les coups ; en un instant ils tournèrent le dos, et certains furent terrassés.

Word by Word

• ताभिः: by them
• ताभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• तत्: those
• तत्: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद; 'तद्' = those (referring to them)

• अनुगाः: followers
• अनुगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; 'followers'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (अनुगाः)

• प्रहारैः: by blows
• प्रहारैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• जर्जरीकृताः: shattered/broken
• जर्जरीकृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जर्जरी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव (made shattered)

• पराङ्मुखाः: turned away/backward-facing
• पराङ्मुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (पराङ् मुखं यस्य) = having faces turned away

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• जाताः: became
• जाताः: Kriyā (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'become' (result state)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग (some)

• निपातिताः: felled/struck down
• निपातिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययार्थक-भाव (causative sense), भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'made to fall'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī addressed as 'Deveśi' within the episode’s dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chaotic battlefield near the sea-coast of Prabhāsa: demon followers shattered by repeated blows, some fallen, others turning away in panic; dust and sea-wind mingle.

Characters & Entities

• Kanyakās (maidens)
• Ruru’s followers (implied)
• Ruru (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma’s support-system collapses quickly when confronted by disciplined divine power aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative showcases swift divine protection and restoration of order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concludes a battle episode emphasizing the efficacy of divine intervention.