Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

विधाय प्रेक्षकान्देवाञ्जघान दितिजान्रणे । अथ दैत्याधिपः सोऽपि निहतः समरे दिवि

Transliteration

vidhāya prekṣakāndevāñjaghāna ditijānraṇe | atha daityādhipaḥ so'pi nihataḥ samare divi

Translation

Setelah menata para dewa sebagai saksi, ia menumpas para raksasa keturunan Diti di medan perang. Lalu sang penguasa Daitya itu pun gugur dalam pertempuran di surga.

Word by Word

• विधाय: having arranged/appointed
• विधाय: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: धा (to place/do) उपसर्ग: वि

• प्रेक्षकान्: watchers/observers
• प्रेक्षकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• जघान: slew/killed
• जघान: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• दितिजान्: the sons of Diti (Daityas)
• दितिजान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दितिज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• दैत्याधिपः: the lord of the Daityas
• दैत्याधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यानाम् अधिपः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• निहतः: was slain
• निहतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: हन्, उपसर्ग: नि

• समरे: in the battle
• समरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Rāmeśvara/Setubandha) narrative frame

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the luminous sky-realm, gods stand as witnesses while a divine hero strikes down Diti-born demons; the daitya-lord falls amid celestial weapons and radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma, though violent and expansive, meets its end when confronted by steadfast, duty-bound righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is cited; the verse centers on the heavenly resolution of conflict.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a battle-outcome statement.