Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 22
Devanagari script
प्रविवेशासुरस्तत्र लीलया स्वगृहे यथा । वृत्रहा भयमापन्नः स्वकीयं चासनं ददौ
Transliteration
praviveśāsurastatra līlayā svagṛhe yathā | vṛtrahā bhayamāpannaḥ svakīyaṃ cāsanaṃ dadau
Translation
อสูรนั้นเข้าไป ณ ที่นั้นด้วยลีลา ประหนึ่งเข้าสู่เรือนของตนเอง วฤตรหะ (อินทรา) ครั่นคร้ามด้วยความกลัว ถึงกับถวายอาสนะของตนให้เขา
Word by Word
प्रविवेशentered
प्रविवेश:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + विश् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूतः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः प्र-
असुरःthe demon
असुरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्ययम्
लीलयाplayfully / easily
लीलया:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootलीला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, एकवचनम्
स्वown
स्व:
Sambandha (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम-विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम् (in compound)
गृहेin (his) own house
गृहे:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमासः (स्वस्य गृहे); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्
यथाas if / like
यथा:
Sambandha (Comparison/उपमान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formउपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (as/like)
वृत्रहाVṛtrahā (Indra)
वृत्रहा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम् (इन्द्रस्य नाम)
भयम्fear
भयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
आपन्नःhaving fallen into / seized by
आपन्नः:
Kriyā (State/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + पद् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकृदन्तः (past active participle), पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
स्वकीयम्his own
स्वकीयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपातः
आसनम्seat/throne
आसनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआसन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्
ददौgave
ददौ:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूतः), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
Speaker
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa or a section-narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Andhaka strides into Indra’s court as if into his own house; Indra, alarmed, gestures offering his throne-seat.
Characters & Entities
A
AndhakaI
Indra (Vṛtrahā)FAQs
When adharma rises, even rulers may falter; fear can invert proper order, shown by Indra yielding his own seat.
No tīrtha is specified; the scene is set in Svarga/Indra’s abode as part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None.