Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 101
Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha
Devanagari script
शक्रः प्राहाथ बलवान् ज्ञायते कृत्तिकासुत प्रदक्षिणं शीघ्रतरं यः कुर्यात् क्रौञ्चमेव हि
Transliteration
śakraḥ prāhātha balavān jñāyate kṛttikāsuta pradakṣiṇaṃ śīghrataraṃ yaḥ kuryāt krauñcameva hi
Translation
ଶକ୍ର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର) କହିଲେ—“ହେ କୃତ୍ତିକାସୁତ! ଏହାଦ୍ୱାରା ବଳବାନ କିଏ ଜଣାପଡିବ; ଯେ କ୍ରୌଞ୍ଚକୁ ଘେରି ପ୍ରଦକ୍ଷିଣା ଅଧିକ ଶୀଘ୍ର କରିବ, ସେଇ (ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ)।”
Word by Word
śakraḥŚakra (Indra)
śakraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśakra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
prāhasaid
prāha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-āh (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
athathen
atha:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)
balavānstrong
balavān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbalavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate)
jñāyateis known/recognized
jñāyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद
kṛttikā-sutaO son of the Kṛttikās
kṛttikā-suta:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘कृत्तिकानां सुतः’
pradakṣiṇamcircumambulation
pradakṣiṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘circumambulation’
śīghrataramfaster
śīghrataram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśīghratara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative) ‘faster’
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदik)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative)
kuryātshould do/make
kuryāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
krauñcamKrauñca (mountain)
krauñcam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkrauñca (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पर्वत/पक्षि-नाम)
evaindeed/only
eva:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय (only/indeed)
hifor/indeed
hi:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चये अव्यय (for/indeed)
Speakers
Indra (Śakra) to Skanda (Kṛttikā-suta)
Primary Deities
IndraSkanda (Kārttikeya)
Key ThemesPradakṣiṇā as a measure of merit and prowessSpeed as a proxy for strengthMythic sacralization of landscape (Krauñca)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)
{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }