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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

दानवान्विद्रुतान्दृष्ट्वा विष्णुना निहतान्परान् । गोलकः कूर्मपृष्ठश्च मानं कृत्वा न्यवर्तताम्

Transliteration

dānavānvidrutāndṛṣṭvā viṣṇunā nihatānparān | golakaḥ kūrmapṛṣṭhaśca mānaṃ kṛtvā nyavartatām

Translation

เมื่อเห็นทานวะบางพวกแตกหนี และอีกพวกถูกพระวิษณุประหาร โกลกะกับกูรมปฤษฐะจึงกลืนความหยิ่งทะนง ประเมินสถานการณ์ แล้วหันกลับมาอีกครั้ง

Word by Word
दानवान्the Dānavas (demons)
दानवान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदानव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन
विद्रुतान्fled, running away
विद्रुतान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि√द्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दानवान्)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Kriya-viseshana (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√दृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
विष्णुनाby Viṣṇu
विष्णुना:
Karana/Agent-instrument (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ-हेतु), एकवचन
निहतान्slain
निहतान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootनि√हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (परान्)
परान्others (enemies)
परान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
गोलकःGolaka
गोलकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगोलक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन
कूर्मपृष्ठःKūrmapṛṣṭha (Turtle-back)
कूर्मपृष्ठः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकूर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कूर्मस्य पृष्ठम्/कूर्मपृष्ठः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (गोलकस्य सहचर/समुच्चय)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
मानम्pride, self-respect
मानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving made/assuming
कृत्वा:
Kriya-viseshana (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)
न्यवर्तताम्they turned back/returned
न्यवर्तताम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनि+√वृत् (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद
Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a fierce exchange, some dānavas flee in panic while others lie fallen; two named asuras, Golaka and Kūrmapṛṣṭha, pause, swallow pride, and turn back with grim resolve.

Characters & Entities
V
Viṣṇu
D
Dānavas
G
Golaka
K
Kūrmapṛṣṭha

FAQs

When adharma is checked by divine power, hostile forces retreat—yet pride can drive them to return and face consequences.

Dvārakā, shown as a protected sacred realm where Viṣṇu’s guardianship prevails.

None.

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