Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

आजग्मुस्तत्र दैत्याश्च दशा चंडपराक्रमाः । कोटिकोटिपरिवारा अन्ये च बहवो रणे

Transliteration

ājagmustatra daityāśca daśā caṃḍaparākramāḥ | koṭikoṭiparivārā anye ca bahavo raṇe

Translation

فأقبل الدَّيتْيَةُ، عشرةٌ ذوو بأسٍ شديدٍ وبطشٍ عظيم؛ وجاء معهم كثيرون غيرهم، كلٌّ تحفُّ به كُرورٌ بعد كُرورٍ من الأتباع، مُتهيِّئين للقتال.

Word by Word

• आजग्मुः: came
• आजग्मुः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• दैत्याः: Daityas (demons)
• दैत्याः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण (qualifying implied group)

• चण्डपराक्रमाः: of fierce prowess
• चण्डपराक्रमाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्ड-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; चण्ड + पराक्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘fierce in valour’)

• कोटिकोटिपरिवाराः: with entourages of countless crores
• कोटिकोटिपरिवाराः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि-कोटि-परिवार (प्रातिपदिक; कोटि + कोटि + परिवार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (‘having entourages of crores upon crores’)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘अन्ये’)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ten principal Daityas of terrifying prowess arrive, each like a war-lord, followed by immeasurable ranks—standards, elephants, chariots, and foot-soldiers filling the horizon, dust rising before battle.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• battle (raṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It underscores the enormity of opposition that dharma may face—setting up the Purāṇic theme that divine order ultimately prevails.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.