Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

ततः समभवद्युद्धं गणानां दानवैः सह । ततस्ते सचिवाः सर्वे वैवस्वतगृहं गताः

Transliteration

tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ gaṇānāṃ dānavaiḥ saha | tataste sacivāḥ sarve vaivasvatagṛhaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ chiến trận bùng lên giữa các Gaṇa và bọn Dānava. Sau đó, toàn bộ các đại thần của hắn đi đến nhà của Vaivasvata (Diêm Vương Yama).

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्' (thereupon/then)

• समभवत्: occurred; arose
• समभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्; 'सम्+अभवत्' = arose/occurred

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (singular)

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (plural)

• दानवैः: with the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-सम्बन्धसूचक) = indeclinable postposition; 'with' (सह)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = then/thereafter

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.)/सामान्य (pronoun), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सचिवाः: ministers; attendants
• सचिवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषणम् (qualifier) of 'सचिवाः'

• वैवस्वतगृहम्: Vaivasvata’s house (Yama’s abode)
• वैवस्वतगृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: वैवस्वतस्य गृहं (the house of Vaivasvata/Yama)

• गताः: went; having gone
• गताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural); कर्तरि प्रयोगे = 'having gone/went'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce clash erupts between gaṇas and dānavas; in a parallel vignette, fallen ministers are borne toward Vaivasvata’s dark, judicial abode—an image of karmic consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas
• Dānavas
• Vaivasvata (Yama)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma leads beings toward Yama’s domain; the Purāṇic narrative frames consequence and accountability as part of cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it references Vaivasvata (Yama) symbolically as the lord of justice and death.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.