Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ताभिस्तदनुगाः सर्वे प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृताः । पराङ्मुखाः क्षणेनैव जाताः केचिन्निपातिताः

Transliteration

tābhistadanugāḥ sarve prahārairjarjarīkṛtāḥ | parāṅmukhāḥ kṣaṇenaiva jātāḥ kecinnipātitāḥ

Translation

ان کے واروں سے اس کے سب پیروکار چور چور ہو گئے؛ ایک ہی لمحے میں پیٹھ پھیر گئے، اور بعض زمین پر گرا دیے گئے۔

Word by Word

• ताभिः: by them
• ताभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• तत्: those
• तत्: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद; 'तद्' = those (referring to them)

• अनुगाः: followers
• अनुगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; 'followers'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (अनुगाः)

• प्रहारैः: by blows
• प्रहारैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• जर्जरीकृताः: shattered/broken
• जर्जरीकृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जर्जरी + कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव (made shattered)

• पराङ्मुखाः: turned away/backward-facing
• पराङ्मुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (पराङ् मुखं यस्य) = having faces turned away

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• जाताः: became
• जाताः: Kriyā (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'become' (result state)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग (some)

• निपातिताः: felled/struck down
• निपातिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययार्थक-भाव (causative sense), भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'made to fall'

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī addressed as 'Deveśi' within the episode’s dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A chaotic battlefield near the sea-coast of Prabhāsa: demon followers shattered by repeated blows, some fallen, others turning away in panic; dust and sea-wind mingle.

Characters & Entities

• Kanyakās (maidens)
• Ruru’s followers (implied)
• Ruru (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma’s support-system collapses quickly when confronted by disciplined divine power aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the narrative showcases swift divine protection and restoration of order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse concludes a battle episode emphasizing the efficacy of divine intervention.