Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

भ्राजमानो दैत्यराजो हारेणाऽतीव शोभितः । संनह्य च महाबाहुः सारथिं समुदैक्षत

Transliteration

bhrājamāno daityarājo hāreṇā'tīva śobhitaḥ | saṃnahya ca mahābāhuḥ sārathiṃ samudaikṣata

Translation

Vua Daitya rạng ngời, càng thêm lộng lẫy bởi chuỗi ngọc, liền tự trang bị vũ khí; rồi bậc dũng sĩ tay mạnh ấy ngoảnh nhìn về người đánh xe của mình.

Word by Word

• भ्राजमानः: shining, radiant
• भ्राजमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (present active participle, nominative singular masculine)

• दैत्यराजः: king of the Daityas
• दैत्यराजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (genitive tatpurusha; nominative singular masculine)

• हारेण: with a necklace/garland
• हारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (instrumental singular masculine)

• अतीव: exceedingly, very
• अतीव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable adverb)

• शोभितः: adorned, beautified
• शोभितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (past passive participle; nominative singular masculine)

• संनह्य: having armed himself / having prepared
• संनह्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + नह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभावरूपेण), अव्यय; पूर्वकालक्रिया (gerund/absolutive: having armed/arrayed oneself)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (nominative singular masculine)

• सारथिम्: the charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग (accusative singular masculine)

• समुदैक्षत: looked at, glanced toward
• समुदैक्षत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (imperfect, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya-king, gleaming with a grand necklace, tightens armor and turns his gaze toward the charioteer beside a ready chariot; banners flutter near a sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Daityarāja
• Sārathi (charioteer)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas depict the mobilization of adharma’s forces to highlight how divine protection ultimately prevails in sacred landscapes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, situating the narrative in the sanctified orbit of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is taught; the verse narrates readiness for action and the charioteer’s role.