Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

हन्यमानस्य तस्याथ भूमौ चक्रं सुदर्शनम् । रुधिरोद्गारसंयुक्तं प्रहारमकरोन्न तु

Transliteration

hanyamānasya tasyātha bhūmau cakraṃ sudarśanam | rudhirodgārasaṃyuktaṃ prahāramakaronna tu

Translation

当他正遭击打之时，善见轮（Sudarśana）坠落于地；因沾染涌出的鲜血，未能施展其一击。

Word by Word

• हन्यमानस्य: of him who was being struck/killed
• हन्यमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle) 'हन्यमान'; पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequence/then)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

• चक्रम्: the discus
• चक्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• सुदर्शनम्: Sudarśana (beautiful-to-see)
• सुदर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (सु + दर्शन)

• रुधिरोद्गारसंयुक्तम्: accompanied by a gush of blood
• रुधिरोद्गारसंयुक्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुधिर + उद्गार + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिके; युज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (रुधिरोद्गारेण संयुक्तम्)

• प्रहारम्: a blow, strike
• प्रहारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• अकरोत्: made, delivered
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrast/emphasis)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sudarśana-cakra lies on the ground, its edge smeared with blood, strangely inert; the battlefield pauses in astonishment as the expected strike does not occur.

Characters & Entities

• Sudarśana Cakra
• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mightiest divine weapons are subordinate to the higher cosmic order (dharma) that governs the unfolding of sacred events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), the sacred region praised in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Sthala Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it continues the narrative framing the sanctity of Prabhāsa through divine history.