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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

गृहीत्वैतानि वै देवाः शस्त्राण्यस्त्रबलं तदा । विजेतुं च ततो दैत्यान्दानवांश्च गतास्तदा

gṛhītvaitāni vai devāḥ śastrāṇyastrabalaṃ tadā | vijetuṃ ca tato daityāndānavāṃśca gatāstadā

ആ ആയുധങ്ങളും അസ്ത്രബലവും കൈക്കൊണ്ട് ദേവന്മാർ അപ്പോൾ ദൈത്യ-ദാനവരെ ജയിക്കാനായി പുറപ്പെട്ടു।

गृहीत्वाhaving taken
गृहीत्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
एतानिthese
एतानि:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शस्त्राणि)
वैindeed
वै:
Nipata (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
शस्त्राणिweapons
शस्त्राणि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
अस्त्रबलम्the power of missiles
अस्त्रबलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अस्त्रस्य बलम्)
तदाthen
तदा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
विजेतुम्to conquer
विजेतुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootजि (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) उपसर्गः ‘वि-’
and
:
Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
ततःthereupon
ततः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereupon)
दैत्यान्Daityas (demons)
दैत्यान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
दानवान्Dānavas (demons)
दानवान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदानव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
गताःwent, proceeded
गताः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (देवाः) इति कर्तरि प्रयोगः
तदाthen
तदा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Scene: Devas, newly armed, march in formation toward the horizon; banners rise, conches sound, and the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa carries their resolve as they set out against Daityas and Dānavas.

D
Devas
D
Daityas
D
Dānavas

FAQs

When dharma is threatened, righteous forces unite with resolve and preparedness to restore balance.

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, serving as the māhātmya framework for these dharmic-cosmic events.

None; the verse continues the battle narrative.