Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

रणप्रवीणयोस्तत्र विजयद्रोणयो रणे । द्रष्टुं समागतैर्देवैरभूद्व्योमनिरं तरम्

Transliteration

raṇapravīṇayostatra vijayadroṇayo raṇe | draṣṭuṃ samāgatairdevairabhūdvyomaniraṃ taram

Translation

അവിടെ യുദ്ധനിപുണരായ വിജയം (അർജുനൻ)യും ദ്രോണനും പോരാടുമ്പോൾ, അത് കാണാൻ ദേവന്മാർ സമാഗമിച്ചു; ആകാശം ഇടവിടാതെ നിറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• raṇa-pravīṇayoḥ: of the two skilled in battle
• raṇa-pravīṇayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pravīṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (रणे प्रवीणौ); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• vijaya-droṇayoḥ: of Vijaya and Droṇa
• vijaya-droṇayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक) + droṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (विजयश्च द्रोणश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• draṣṭum: to see
• draṣṭum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) → draṣṭum (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); प्रयोजनार्थक (in order to see)

• samāgataiḥ: having assembled
• samāgataiḥ: Karta (Agent-instrumental/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā√gam (धातु) → samāgata (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; भूतकृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• abhūt: became, was
• abhūt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vyoma-nirantaram: the sky (was) filled without gap
• vyoma-nirantaram: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक) + nirantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (निरन्तरं व्योम); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)

• taram: more (exceedingly)
• taram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तुलनार्थक-प्रत्यय (comparative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced; not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two chariots locked in combat below; above them, layered rows of devas, gandharvas, and siddhas crowd the sky so densely that no empty space remains; celestial garlands and light rain of flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna (Vijaya)
• Droṇa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great deeds aligned with dharma become worthy of divine witnessing; the cosmos itself responds to righteous heroism.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the section’s focus overall, though this verse highlights a celestial audience rather than a specific tīrtha act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated here.