Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 178
Devanagari script
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचः सत्यं वृत्रस्य च महात्नः । तथा चक्रुः सुराः सर्वे रणाच्चेंद्रं समुत्सुकाः
Transliteration
etacchrutvā vacaḥ satyaṃ vṛtrasya ca mahātnaḥ | tathā cakruḥ surāḥ sarve raṇācceṃdraṃ samutsukāḥ
Translation
മഹാത്മാവായ വൃത്രന്റെ സത്യവചനം കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്ന് ഇന്ദ്രനെ മാറ്റിക്കൊണ്ടുപോകാൻ ഉത്സുകരായ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും അതുപോലെ ചെയ്തു।
Word by Word
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); वाच्य-विशेषण (qualifier)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)
वचःspeech/words
वचः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
सत्यम्true
सत्यम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वचः)
वृत्रस्यof Vṛtra
वृत्रस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
महात्मनःof the great-souled (one)
महात्मनः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वृत्रस्य)
तथाthus/accordingly
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)
चक्रुःthey did
चक्रुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपदम्
सुराःthe gods
सुराः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying सुराः)
रणात्from the battle
रणात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
समुत्सुकाःeager/keen
समुत्सुकाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुत्सुक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying सुराः)
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Vṛtra’s truthful speech lands with force; devas collectively respond, turning from combat to escort Indra away, their faces showing startled acceptance.
Characters & Entities
V
VṛtraD
DevasI
IndraFAQs
Satya (truthfulness) carries authority; even opponents may honor truth spoken by a noble heart.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s larger sacred framework.
None.