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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

एवं देवाश्च दैत्याश्च अंतर्वेद्यां स्थितास्तदा । सैन्येन महता तत्र व्यूहान्कृत्वा पृथक्पृथक्

evaṃ devāśca daityāśca aṃtarvedyāṃ sthitāstadā | sainyena mahatā tatra vyūhānkṛtvā pṛthakpṛthak

ดังนั้น เหล่าเทวะและไทตยะซึ่งตั้งอยู่ ณ อันตรเวทีในกาลนั้น จึงจัดกองทัพใหญ่ ณ ที่นั้นเป็นกระบวนทัพรบแยกกันเป็นส่วนๆ

एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)
दैत्याःthe Daityas (demons)
दैत्याः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
and
:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)
अन्तर्वेद्याम्in the inner enclosure (antarvedī)
अन्तर्वेद्याम्:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-तुल्य) + वेदी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अन्तः + वेदी) = inner altar/inner enclosure; Locative singular
स्थिताःstanding, stationed
स्थिताः:
Karta (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agreeing with देवाः/दैत्याः
तदाthen
तदा:
Kriya-visheshana (Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)
सैन्येनwith an army
सैन्येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
महताgreat, large
महता:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with सैन्येन
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Kriya-visheshana (Place)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)
व्यूहान्battle-formations
व्यूहान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यूह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural
कृत्वाhaving made/formed
कृत्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
पृथक्each separately
पृथक्:
Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb), पुनरुक्ति for emphasis

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha: Antarvedī

Type: kshetra

Scene: A wide battlefield panorama at Antarvedī: Devas on one side, Daityas on the other, both forming distinct vyūhas; banners, standards, and commanders visible in ordered ranks.

D
Devas
D
Daityas
A
Antarvedī

FAQs

Even in conflict, order and discipline (vyūha) are emphasized—dharma acts with structure, not chaos.

Antarvedī is explicitly named as the location where the forces stand and form arrays.

None; the verse concerns military organization.