Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

एवं परस्परं वीरौ जगर्जतुरुभावपि । तयोर्युद्धमभूद्घोरं तारकाग्निजसन्निभम्

Transliteration

evaṃ parasparaṃ vīrau jagarjaturubhāvapi | tayoryuddhamabhūdghoraṃ tārakāgnijasannibham

Translation

Так оба витязя рычали друг на друга, вызывая на бой. И битва их стала грозной, пылающей, словно огонь сына Тараки — Сканды.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• parasparam: mutually/at each other
• parasparam: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paraspara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् परस्परम् (reciprocal adverb), अव्यय-प्रयोग

• vīrau: the two heroes
• vīrau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• jagarjatuḥ: roared
• jagarjatuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: garj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• api: also/indeed
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन

• yuddham: battle
• yuddham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abhūt: became/was
• abhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ghoram: terrible
• ghoram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (yuddham)

• tārakāgnijasannibham: like star-born fire (blazing like meteoric fire)
• tārakāgnijasannibham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tārakāgni-ja + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tārakāgni-jasya sannibham = like the fire born of stars/meteor-fire)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yodhanīpura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two heroes roar at each other; the ensuing combat is terrifying, blazing like the fire associated with Tārakā’s slayer, Skanda.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Rukma
• Skanda (Tārakāgnija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in fierce conflict, Purāṇic narration frames power as ultimately divine—heroic strength is measured against the radiance of the gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā region) but does not directly praise a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes the intensity of battle.