Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

अपरे किंकरास्तस्य ललंबुर्बाहुमंडले । शिलाभिरपरे जघ्नुर्द्रुमैरन्ये महोच्छ्रयैः

Transliteration

apare kiṃkarāstasya lalaṃburbāhumaṃḍale | śilābhirapare jaghnurdrumairanye mahocchrayaiḥ

Translation

تشبث بعض أتباعه بدائرة ذراعيه. وضرب آخرون بالحجارة، وغيرهم بأشجار عالية وشاهقة.

Word by Word

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण (others)

• किंकराः: servants/attendants
• किंकराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ललम्बुः: hung/clung
• ललम्बुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लम्ब् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• बाहुमण्डले: on the arm-region/around the arms
• बाहुमण्डले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शिलाभिः: with stones
• शिलाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• जघ्नुः: struck/killed
• जघ्नुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• द्रुमैः: with trees
• द्रुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• महोच्छ्रयैः: with very tall (ones)
• महोच्छ्रयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्छ्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (द्रुमैः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants swarm a giant figure, some hanging from his arm-circle like grapplers; others pelt him with stones; others swing massive uprooted trees, their canopies still leafy, as blunt weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Kiṃkaras
• Stones (śilā)
• Trees (druma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When conflict escalates, even nature’s objects become weapons—an implicit reminder to restrain violence and uphold dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.