Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

जित्वा दैत्यान्रणैः सर्वान्संप्राप्य स्वपदान्यथ । रेजिरे विपुलानंदैरसुरानार्दयंस्ततः

Transliteration

jitvā daityānraṇaiḥ sarvānsaṃprāpya svapadānyatha | rejire vipulānaṃdairasurānārdayaṃstataḥ

Translation

Ayant vaincu tous les Daityas au combat et recouvré leurs demeures, les dieux resplendirent d’une joie immense, puis écrasèrent les Asuras.

Word by Word

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भाव (absolutive/gerund)

• दैत्यान्: the demons (Daityas)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• रणैः: by battles
• रणैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दैत्यान्-विशेषण)

• संप्राप्य: having attained
• संप्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund)

• स्वपदानि: their own abodes/positions
• स्वपदानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य पदानि)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: then/now)

• रेजिरे: shone, were resplendent
• रेजिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विपुलानन्दैः: with abundant joys
• विपुलानन्दैः: Karana (Accompaniment/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (विपुलः आनन्दः)

• असुरान्: the Asuras
• असुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• आर्दयन्: afflicting, tormenting
• आर्दयन्: Karta (Agent participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + अर्द् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-शब्दः (indeclinable adverb: thereafter/from there)

Speaker

Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (as source of deva-vijaya narrative)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, newly radiant, charge across a battlefield; daityas fall back; in the background a luminous emblem of Hari/Sudarśana signifies the source of victory; the devas return to their celestial cities in celebration.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas
• Asuras
• Hari (implied cause of empowerment)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When divine strength and disciplined spiritual power support dharma, oppression is overcome and rightful order is restored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The victory is narrated within Ayodhyā Māhātmya, reinforcing Ayodhyā as the sacred backdrop for dharma’s restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it reports the outcome of tapas and divine aid—victory and restoration.