Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

सुसन्नद्धाः सशस्त्राश्च रोषेण महताऽन्विताः । ततस्तानब्रवीद्देवी पापोऽयं वध्यतामिति

Transliteration

susannaddhāḥ saśastrāśca roṣeṇa mahatā'nvitāḥ | tatastānabravīddevī pāpo'yaṃ vadhyatāmiti

Translation

Mereka lengkap berzirah dan bersenjata, diliputi amarah yang besar. Lalu Sang Dewi bersabda: “Orang ini pendosa—bunuhlah dia!”

Word by Word

• सुसन्नद्धाः: well-armed, well-prepared
• सुसन्नद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सन्नद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) सन्नद्ध from √नह्/नद्ध (to bind/arm); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); उपसर्ग/उपपद 'सु-' (well)

• सशस्त्राः: armed (with weapons)
• सशस्त्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (with weapons); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रोषेण: with anger
• रोषेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• महतā: great
• महतā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual; agreeing with रोषेण), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्विताः: endowed, possessed
• अन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि + इ (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) अन्वित; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम-अव्यय (then)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• पापः: sinful, wicked
• पापः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वध्यताम्: let him be killed
• वध्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive); विधिलिङ्गार्थे आज्ञा

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Armored, weapon-bearing warriors stand in tight formation, eyes blazing with righteous anger; the Goddess points or speaks a decisive command: 'He is a sinner—slay him.'

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mahiṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma upholds moral order: when adharma becomes dominant, divine authority commands its removal for the protection of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is within Arbuda-khaṇḍa (Mount Arbuda/Abu setting), but this particular line focuses on the battle-command rather than direct tīrtha-phala praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No vrata, dāna, snāna, or japa is prescribed in this verse.