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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

एवं परस्परं वीरौ जगर्जतुरुभावपि । तयोर्युद्धमभूद्घोरं तारकाग्निजसन्निभम्

evaṃ parasparaṃ vīrau jagarjaturubhāvapi | tayoryuddhamabhūdghoraṃ tārakāgnijasannibham

ดังนั้นวีรบุรุษทั้งสองจึงคำรามท้าทายกันและกัน แล้วศึกของทั้งคู่ก็ดุเดือดน่าสะพรึง—ลุกโชนดุจเพลิงแห่งสกันทะ โอรสของตารกา

evamthus
evam:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)
parasparammutually/at each other
parasparam:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootparaspara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाववत् परस्परम् (reciprocal adverb), अव्यय-प्रयोग
vīrauthe two heroes
vīrau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvīra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
jagarjatuḥroared
jagarjatuḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgarj (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन
ubhauboth
ubhau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootubha (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
apialso/indeed
api:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
tayoḥof the two
tayoḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन
yuddhambattle
yuddham:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
abhūtbecame/was
abhūt:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
ghoramterrible
ghoram:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootghora (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (yuddham)
tārakāgnijasannibhamlike star-born fire (blazing like meteoric fire)
tārakāgnijasannibham:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottārakāgni-ja + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tārakāgni-jasya sannibham = like the fire born of stars/meteor-fire)

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha: Yodhanīpura

Type: kshetra

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

K
Keśava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
R
Rukma
S
Skanda (Tārakāgnija)

FAQs

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

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

None; the verse describes the intensity of battle.