[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) › 7.16.p52 # Skandapurana 7.16.p52 Skandapurāṇa 7.16.p52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.16.p52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p52) tatoñjanāstudatviṣastaḍitprahāsahāsinaḥ11 . piśācayakṣarākṣasāḥ pipāsayātikarṣitāḥ . . 18. . surā yathā varāmṛtaṃ papustathaiva śoṇitam . tataḥ punaḥ samākulaṃ babhūva yuddhamadbhutam12 . tadāndhake13 śarāhate14 maheṣuṇātha nandine .. 1 9.. > Then piśācas, yakṣas, and rākṣasas, having the luster of collyrium and grinning with lightning-like smiles, / intensely tormented by thirst, / drank that blood just as gods drink excellent nectar. / Then once more there arose a tumultuous and wondrous battle, / as Nandī was pierced by Andhaka with a great arrow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.16.p51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p51) - [Next: 7.16.p53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p53) - [Up: 7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.16.p52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.16.p52) · Pramāṇa