Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
अदृश्यभूतास्तमसि न्यकृंतंत परस्परम् । ततो भुजैर्ध्वजैश्छत्रैः शिरोभिश्च सकुंडलैः
Transliteration
adṛśyabhūtāstamasi nyakṛṃtaṃta parasparam | tato bhujairdhvajaiśchatraiḥ śirobhiśca sakuṃḍalaiḥ
Translation
وقد صاروا غير مرئيّين في الظلام، يقطع بعضهم بعضًا؛ ثم امتلأ الميدان بأذرعٍ وألويةٍ ومظلّاتٍ ورؤوسٍ لا تزال عليها الأقراط.
Word by Word
अदृश्यभूताःhaving become invisible
अदृश्यभूताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअदृश्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; कर्मधारय (अदृश्याः भूता इव/भूताः = become invisible)
तमसिin darkness
तमसि:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular
न्यकृन्तन्तthey cut/struck down
न्यकृन्तन्त:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनि + √कृत्/√कृन्त् (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Imperfect, 3rd person, Plural; परस्मैपद; रूप: न्यकृन्तन्त (they cut down)
परस्परम्each other
परस्परम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपरस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; परस्परवाचक
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
Formअव्यय, अपादान/क्रमसूचक (thereupon/then)
भुजैःwith arms
भुजैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभुज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
ध्वजैःwith banners/standards
ध्वजैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
छत्रैःwith umbrellas
छत्रैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootछत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
शिरोभिःwith heads
शिरोभिः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
सकुण्डलैःtogether with earrings
सकुण्डलैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; अव्ययीभाव (सकुण्डल = कुण्डलैः सह)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: In near-darkness, unseen fighters strike; the aftermath shows a ground strewn with severed arms, fallen standards, toppled parasols, and heads still adorned with earrings—royal splendor turned into ruin.
Characters & Entities
D
DhvajaC
ChatraK
KuṇḍalaFAQs
In ignorance and frenzy, violence becomes indiscriminate—ending in ruin that strips even honor and identity.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.