Shloka 22

चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः

Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement

Devanagari script

स्कन्द उवाच दानवानां विनाशाय देवानामर्थसिद्धये

Transliteration

skanda uvāca dānavānāṁ vināśāya devānām arthasiddhaye

Translation

സ്കന്ദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ദാനവന്മാരുടെ വിനാശത്തിനും ദേവന്മാരുടെ ലക്ഷ്യസിദ്ധിക്കുമായി।

Word by Word

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• दानवानाम्: of the Danavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विनाशाय: for destruction
• विनाशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अर्थसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the purpose (success of the aim)
• अर्थसिद्धये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थसिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

स्कन्द उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Dānavas
• Devas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames violence within a stated cosmic-ethical purpose: the removal of destructive forces (Dānavas) and the restoration/fulfillment of divine order and rightful aims (the Devas’ artha). It emphasizes intention and dharmic teleology—action is justified here as serving a larger moral-cosmic balance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Skanda declares the objective of an impending or ongoing divine conflict: the Dānavas are to be destroyed, and the gods’ mission is to be successfully accomplished. The line functions as a concise statement of purpose for the episode’s divine intervention.