Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इंद्रादयस्ते विख्याता असुराञ्जघ्नुरोजसा

Transliteration

iṃdrādayaste vikhyātā asurāñjaghnurojasā

Translation

പ്രസിദ്ധരായ ഇന്ദ്രാദി ദേവന്മാർ തങ്ങളുടെ പരാക്രമത്താൽ അസുരന്മാരെ വധിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• इन्द्रादयः: Indra and others
• इन्द्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रः आदिः येषां ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विख्याताः: renowned
• विख्याताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘renowned’

• असुरान्: demons (asuras)
• असुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• जघ्नुः: they slew
• जघ्नुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/Parokṣa), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ओजसा: by strength, with might
• ओजसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra and the Devas surge forward in a celestial battle, weapons raised; Asuras fall; the sky churns with clouds and lightning, suggesting ojas and divine force.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is upheld, divine order prevails over forces of disorder.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the broader Māhātmya context; this verse is part of the historical frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.