Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
अस्मदर्थे त्वया युद्धं यत्कृतं सुगजानन । निहता दानवाः सर्वे संख्यया परिवर्जिताः
Transliteration
asmadarthe tvayā yuddhaṃ yatkṛtaṃ sugajānana | nihatā dānavāḥ sarve saṃkhyayā parivarjitāḥ
Translation
‘เพื่อพวกเรา โอ้สุคชานนะ ผู้ทรงเกียรติผู้มีพักตร์เป็นคชสาร ท่านได้ทำศึกนี้ เหล่าทานวะทั้งปวงถูกสังหารสิ้น เกินจะนับได้’
Word by Word
अस्मदर्थेfor our sake
अस्मदर्थे:
Hetu/Prayojana (Purpose/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अस्माकम् अर्थः)
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
युद्धम्battle, fighting
युद्धम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
यत्which
यत्:
Karma (Object—relative)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम
कृतम्done, performed
कृतम्:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + क्त
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (युद्धं यत् कृतम्)
सुगजाननO noble elephant-faced one (Gaṇeśa)
सुगजानन:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + गज + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरं गजाननं यस्य)
निहताःslain
निहताः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनि + हन् (धातु) + क्त
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
दानवाःdemons (Dānavas)
दानवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदानव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दानवाः)
संख्ययाby count/number
संख्यया:
Karana (Instrument/Measure)
TypeNoun
Rootसंख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
परिवर्जिताःspared/excluded
परिवर्जिताः:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + वर्ज् (धातु) + क्त
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
Speaker
Śakra (Indra)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Indra praises the elephant-faced hero for fighting on behalf of the gods; the battlefield shows countless fallen Dānavas, emphasizing immeasurable victory.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)G
Gaṇeśa (Sugajānana)D
DānavasFAQs
Service to the divine order benefits all beings; gratitude to protectors and honoring dharmic effort is part of Purāṇic dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None directly; it supports the devotional practice of honoring Gaṇeśa for protection and success.