[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 5.78.52 # Skandapurana 5.78.52 Skandapurāṇa 5.78.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.78.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.78.52) tato nidrāvaśaṃ prāptaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ sā nṛpapriyā .. svaveṇyāḥ śastramādāya nijaghāna sunirdayā..52.. > Then, when that king had fallen under the sway of sleep, that king's beloved, / taking the weapon from her braid, pitilessly struck him down. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.78.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.78.51) - [Next: 5.78.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.78.53) - [Up: 5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.78) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.78.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.78.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.78.52) · Pramāṇa