Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

दैत्यान्विजित्य संग्रामे जयिनो हि भविष्यथ

Transliteration

daityānvijitya saṃgrāme jayino hi bhaviṣyatha

Translation

दैत्यान् संग्रामे विजित्य यूयं हि जयिनो भविष्यथ।

Word by Word

• दैत्यान्: the demons (Daityas)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• विजित्य: having conquered
• विजित्य: Kriya (Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (Gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (having conquered)

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• जयिनः: victorious
• जयिनः: Karta-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्ययम् (particle; indeed)

• भविष्यथ: you will be
• भविष्यथ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (2nd person plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāreśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A still moment amid impending battle: the oracle’s words hang in the air; devas straighten, weapons steadied, faces turning from anxiety to certainty.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is upheld and divine purpose is clear, victory is assured through righteous effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse itself focuses on the war-motivation rather than a specific tīrtha act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a proclamation of assured victory.