Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
ततो बद्धभुजं दैत्यं विफलीकृतपौरुषम् । ताडयामास गदया दयामुत्सृज्य पाशभृत्
Transliteration
tato baddhabhujaṃ daityaṃ viphalīkṛtapauruṣam | tāḍayāmāsa gadayā dayāmutsṛjya pāśabhṛt
Translation
ثم إنّ حامل الحبل، وقد طرح الرحمة جانبًا، ضرب الديتيا—وذراعاه موثوقتان وقد أُبطل بأسه—بمِقْمَعَة (غَدَا gadā).
Word by Word
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/then’
baddha-bhujamwith arms bound
baddha-bhujam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootbaddha (कृदन्त; √bandh ‘बन्ध्’)+bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of ‘daityam’)
daityamthe demon
daityam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
viphalī-kṛta-pauruṣamwhose manliness/strength was rendered futile
viphalī-kṛta-pauruṣam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootviphalī-kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ ‘कृ’)+pauruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of ‘daityam’)
tāḍayāmāsastruck, beat
tāḍayāmāsa:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√tāḍ (ताड्)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
gadayāwith a mace
gadayā:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootgadā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
dayāmcompassion, mercy
dayām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdayā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
utsṛjyahaving cast aside
utsṛjya:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sṛj (सृज्) + ut- (उपसर्ग)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having abandoned/setting aside’
pāśa-bhṛtthe bearer of the noose
pāśa-bhṛt:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpāśa (प्रातिपदिक)+bhṛt (कृदन्त; √bhṛ ‘भृ’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘पाशं बिभर्ति’ इति
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A noose-bearing divine warrior stands over a daitya whose arms are bound; the deity raises a heavy mace, compassion set aside, delivering a decisive blow amid a battlefield of dust and shattered chariots.
Characters & Entities
V
VaruṇaD
DaityaFAQs
Dharma can be stern: when adharma threatens the world, divine guardians may act decisively, even setting aside leniency.
None.
None.