Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततो वै मल्लयुद्धेन पातितो भुवि दानवः । कंठमाक्रम्य पादेन खङ्गेन परिपीडितः

Transliteration

tato vai mallayuddhena pātito bhuvi dānavaḥ | kaṃṭhamākramya pādena khaṅgena paripīḍitaḥ

Translation

แล้วในศึกมวยปล้ำ (มัลละยุทธ์) อสูรถูกทุ่มลงสู่พื้นดิน พระองค์ทรงเหยียบคอไว้ และกดบีบอย่างหนักด้วยพระขรรค์

Word by Word

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/then')

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• मल्लयुद्धेन: by wrestling-fight
• मल्लयुद्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्ल + युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मल्लानां युद्धम्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (instrumental)

• पातितः: felled / thrown down
• पातितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पातित (कृदन्त; √पत्/√पात् धातु, णिच्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; passive sense 'having been felled'

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (locative)

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कण्ठम्: (his) throat/neck
• कण्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आक्रम्य: having pressed/stepped upon
• आक्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गः आ-; 'having stepped/pressed'

• पादेन: with (his) foot
• पादेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• खङ्गेन: with a sword
• खङ्गेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• परिपीडितः: tormented / pressed hard
• परिपीडितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिपीडित (कृदन्त; √पीड् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; passive sense

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The demon lies thrown to the ground; the deity stands over him, foot pressing the throat, sword poised and pressing—dust swirling, onlookers stunned as darkness begins to lift.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava (Tala implied)
• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma is ultimately restrained and subdued; divine justice is portrayed as firm and unavoidable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader glorification is of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where divine acts are remembered as spiritually potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse continues the battle narrative.