Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तदहं सत्वरं प्राप्य लंकां तव पुरीमिमाम् । ससैन्यो ध्वंसयिष्यामि तथा सर्वान्निशाचरान्

Transliteration

tadahaṃ satvaraṃ prāpya laṃkāṃ tava purīmimām | sasainyo dhvaṃsayiṣyāmi tathā sarvānniśācarān

Translation

เมื่อนั้น ข้าจะรีบไปยังลังกา—นครของเจ้านี้—และด้วยกองทัพของข้า ข้าจะทำลายมันเสีย พร้อมทั้งเหล่ารากษสทั้งหลายด้วย

Word by Word

• tat: then
• tat: Kāla/Anvaya (Then/अन्वय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ = then/that (adverbial accusative)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (quickly/hastily)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु √āp/आप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘प्राप्य’ = having reached

• laṅkām: Lanka
• laṅkām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• purīm: city
• purīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• imām: this
• imām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• sa-sainyaḥ: with (my) army
• sa-sainyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह, उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘सैन्येन सह’ इति सह-तत्पुरुष (with army)

• dhvaṃsayiṣyāmi: I will destroy
• dhvaṃsayiṣyāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhvaṃsaya (धातु √dhvaṃs/ध्वंस्, णिच् causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; णिजन्त

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चय (thus/and likewise)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• niśācarān: demons (night-wanderers)
• niśācarān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśācara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

Speaker

Kuśa (king) (contextual, inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Laṅkā (as narrative kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast army advances toward a golden-walled island city; the sea route is implied; Laṅkā’s ramparts rise with ominous banners; the hero stands at the forefront, weapon raised, as the assault begins.

Characters & Entities

• Laṅkā
• Niśācara (rākṣasa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma sometimes requires resolute action against oppression; power is portrayed as legitimate only when aligned with righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is framed by Rāmeśvara and Setu, connecting the Laṅkā mention to the sacred coastal tīrtha landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a martial declaration within a tīrthamāhātmya storyline.