[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) › 5.83.9\_1 # Skandapurana 5.83.9\_1 Skandapurāṇa 5.83.9\_1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.83.9\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.83.9_1) naṣṭo mahāhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā śatrusaṃghānupasthitān .. kṣātraṃ dharmaṃ parityajya prāṇarakṣārthameva hi .. 9 .. > Having seen a great battle and hordes of enemies present, he fled, > having abandoned the duty of a kṣatriya, merely for the sake of saving his life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.83.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.83.9) - [Next: 5.83.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.83.10) - [Up: 5.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.83) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.83.9_1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.83.9_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.83.9_1) · Pramāṇa