Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

असंख्या निर्जिता रौद्रा राक्षसाः समरांगणे

Transliteration

asaṃkhyā nirjitā raudrā rākṣasāḥ samarāṃgaṇe

Translation

போர்க்களத்தில் எண்ணற்ற கொடிய, ரௌத்ர ராட்சசர்கள் வென்றழிக்கப்பட்டனர்.

Word by Word

• asaṃkhyāḥ: countless
• asaṃkhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• nirjitāḥ: defeated
• nirjitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√ji (जि, धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• raudrāḥ: fierce
• raudrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• rākṣasāḥ: demons (rakshasas)
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• samarāṅgaṇe: in the battlefield
• samarāṅgaṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara + aṅgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समरस्य अङ्गणम्)

Speaker

A woman devotee (speaker not named in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A heroic battlefield tableau: innumerable rākṣasas routed; the righteous hero stands composed amid dust, broken weapons, and fleeing darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The protection of the world is a dharmic duty: divine power subdues countless forces of cruelty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.