Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

विधुन्वन्स हि ते तीक्ष्णशृंगेऽभीक्ष्णं भयानके । तया सार्धं च सुमहत्कृत्वा युद्धं महासुरः

Transliteration

vidhunvansa hi te tīkṣṇaśṛṃge'bhīkṣṇaṃ bhayānake | tayā sārdhaṃ ca sumahatkṛtvā yuddhaṃ mahāsuraḥ

Translation

ಆ ಮಹಾಸುರನು ತನ್ನ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ಭಯಾನಕ ಕೊಂಬುಗಳನ್ನು ಮರುಮರು ಅಲುಗಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಅವಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧವನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• विधुन्वन्: shaking, brandishing
• विधुन्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धुन्व् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th, Genitive), एकवचन

• तीक्ष्णशृंगे: on/at the sharp horn
• तीक्ष्णशृंगे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th, Locative), एकवचन

• अभीक्ष्णम्: repeatedly, incessantly
• अभीक्ष्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभीक्ष्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• भयानके: in the terrifying (situation/place)
• भयानके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयानक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th, Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the locus/context)

• तया: with her
• तया: Saha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, Instrumental), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd, Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (yuddhaṃ qualifies)

• कृत्वा: having done, having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• महासुरः: the great demon
• महासुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame listener addressed as devēśi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The great asura, bull-like with sharp horns, shakes them repeatedly in a terrifying display and clashes with the Goddess in a massive duel; dust, weapon flashes, and swirling motion dominate the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mahīṣāsura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma may appear fierce and repetitive in its assaults, yet it cannot overpower the steadiness of divine righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya is strengthened by recounting Devī’s triumph in its sacred sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive verse within the combat narrative.