Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अथवा चन्द्रहासेन त्वां करिष्ये विकंधरम् । रावणेनैवमुक्तस्तु धूम्राक्षो गरुडो यथा

Transliteration

athavā candrahāsena tvāṃ kariṣye vikaṃdharam | rāvaṇenaivamuktastu dhūmrākṣo garuḍo yathā

Translation

“ورنہ میں چندرہاس سے تمہارا سر تن سے جدا کر دوں گا!” راون کی اس دھمکی پر دھومراکْش گرڑ کی مانند تیزی سے روانہ ہوا۔

Word by Word

• अथवा: or, alternatively
• अथवा: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (indeclinable particle expressing alternative: “or”)

• चन्द्रहासेन: with Candrahāsa (sword)
• चन्द्रहासेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• करिष्ये: I shall make
• करिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future); उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (I shall do/make)

• विकन्धरम्: neckless, without a neck (decapitated)
• विकन्धरम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + कन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular; predicate-object)

• रावणेन: by Rāvaṇa
• रावणेन: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular; agent in passive/quote-source)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: “but/indeed”)

• धूम्राक्षः: Dhūmrākṣa
• धूम्राक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular; upamāna)

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक/तुलनार्थक (comparative particle: “as/like”)

Speaker

Narrator (with embedded quote of Rāvaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāvaṇa brandishes or invokes the sword Candrahāsa in a threat; Dhūmrākṣa launches away with birdlike speed, compared to Garuḍa.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Dhūmrākṣa
• Candrahāsa
• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fear-based command may produce swift action, but it reveals the inner violence of adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is framed within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya, connected to the greatness of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description of threat and departure.