[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) › 7.10.17 # Skandapurana 7.10.17 Skandapurāṇa 7.10.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.10.17) mā krudho dānavaśreṣṭha16 nāsmi daitya tavāhitaḥ . tadopavāhitaḥ17 kṣipraṃ raṇād rakṣārthameva hi ..12.. sūtāḥ śāstravidaścaiva bruvate dānaveśvara . dampatī rathiyantārau parasparamanuvratau ..13.. rathinā śastraghātebhyo rakṣyo yantā yathā priyā . tena caiva ratho rakṣyo yathā bharttā jayāvahaḥ ..14. . sa bhavān ripuṇā bhinno hyavabaddhaśca saṃyuge . aśaktaḥ syāditītyevaṃ mayā kṣipramapohitaḥ18 ..15.. āāśvasya balamādhāya19 punaryuddhena daṃśitaḥ . ripūñjeṣyasi saṃgrāme tvevaṃ tvamapavāhita:20 ..16.. ye hi kālepayānti sma kāle cāyānti daṃśitāḥ . teṣānnāsulabho21 daitya jayo yuddhe mahātmanām ..17.. > "Do not be angry, O best of dānavas! O daitya, I am not your enemy. / You were then driven away swiftly from the battlefield solely for your protection. / Charioteers and those versed in the treatises say, O lord of dānavas: / Chariot-warrior and charioteer are like husband and wife, devoted to one another. / A charioteer must be protected by the warrior from weapon-blows like a beloved wife; / and by him the chariot must be protected like a victory-bringing husband. / You were pierced by the enemy and trapped in the fight; / thinking, 'He may become incapacitated,' you were quickly taken away by me. / Having recovered and regained strength, armored again for combat, / you will conquer the foes in battle; it was only thus that you were carried away. / For those who retreat in due time and return armed in due time— / victory in battle is not hard to attain for those great-souled ones, O daitya! (12–17) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.10.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.10.11) - [Next: 7.10.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.10.21) - [Up: 7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.10.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.10.17) · Pramāṇa