[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) › 5.97.23 # Skandapurana 5.97.23 Skandapurāṇa 5.97.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.97.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.23) kiṃ vā naṣṭo'smi saṃgrāme dṛṣṭvā śatrūnsamāgatān .. dainyaṃ vā jalpitaṃ teṣāṃ bhayatrastena cetasā .. 23 .. > Or did I flee in battle upon seeing enemies arrive? / Or was servile pleading spoken to them by a mind trembling with fear? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.97.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.22) - [Next: 5.97.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.24) - [Up: 5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.97.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.23) · Pramāṇa