Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

असंख्या निर्जिता रौद्रा राक्षसाः समरांगणे

Transliteration

asaṃkhyā nirjitā raudrā rākṣasāḥ samarāṃgaṇe

Translation

સમરાંગણે અસંખ્ય ક્રૂર અને રૌદ્ર રાક્ષસો પરાજિત કરવામાં આવ્યા છે।

Word by Word

• asaṃkhyāḥ: countless
• asaṃkhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• nirjitāḥ: defeated
• nirjitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√ji (जि, धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• raudrāḥ: fierce
• raudrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• rākṣasāḥ: demons (rakshasas)
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• samarāṅgaṇe: in the battlefield
• samarāṅgaṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara + aṅgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समरस्य अङ्गणम्)

Speaker

A woman devotee (speaker not named in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A heroic battlefield tableau: innumerable rākṣasas routed; the righteous hero stands composed amid dust, broken weapons, and fleeing darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The protection of the world is a dharmic duty: divine power subdues countless forces of cruelty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.