Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

एवं देवाश्च दैत्याश्च अंतर्वेद्यां स्थितास्तदा । सैन्येन महता तत्र व्यूहान्कृत्वा पृथक्पृथक्

Transliteration

evaṃ devāśca daityāśca aṃtarvedyāṃ sthitāstadā | sainyena mahatā tatra vyūhānkṛtvā pṛthakpṛthak

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അന്നേരം അന്തർവേദിയിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട ദേവന്മാരും ദൈത്യന്മാരും അവിടെ മഹാസൈന്യത്തെ വേർവേർ വ്യൂഹങ്ങളായി ക്രമപ്പെടുത്തി.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• दैत्याः: the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• अन्तर्वेद्याम्: in the inner enclosure (antarvedī)
• अन्तर्वेद्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-तुल्य) + वेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अन्तः + वेदी) = inner altar/inner enclosure; Locative singular

• स्थिताः: standing, stationed
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agreeing with देवाः/दैत्याः

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सैन्येन: with an army
• सैन्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• महता: great, large
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with सैन्येन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Kriya-visheshana (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• व्यूहान्: battle-formations
• व्यूहान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• कृत्वा: having made/formed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), पुनरुक्ति for emphasis

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Antarvedī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wide battlefield panorama at Antarvedī: Devas on one side, Daityas on the other, both forming distinct vyūhas; banners, standards, and commanders visible in ordered ranks.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas
• Antarvedī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in conflict, order and discipline (vyūha) are emphasized—dharma acts with structure, not chaos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Antarvedī is explicitly named as the location where the forces stand and form arrays.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concerns military organization.