Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

परश्वधायुधो दैत्यो दशनौष्ठकसंपुटः । ममर्द चरणे देवांश्चिक्षेपान्यान्करेण च

Transliteration

paraśvadhāyudho daityo daśanauṣṭhakasaṃpuṭaḥ | mamarda caraṇe devāṃścikṣepānyānkareṇa ca

Translation

ذلك الشيطانُ، متسلّحًا بفأسٍ، كاشرًا عن أسنانه وشفتيه في قسوة؛ سحق بعضَ الآلهة تحت قدميه، وقذف آخرين بيده.

Word by Word

• परश्वध-आयुधः: whose weapon was an axe
• परश्वध-आयुधः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परश्वध (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (परश्वधः आयुधं यस्य सः)

• दैत्यः: the demon
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दशन-ओष्ठक-संपुटः: having a mouth like a casket of teeth and lips
• दशन-ओष्ठक-संपुटः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन (प्रातिपदिक) + ओष्ठक (प्रातिपदिक) + संपुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (दशनौष्ठकयोः संपुट इव यस्य मुखम्/रचना)

• ममर्द: crushed, trampled
• ममर्द: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• चरणे: with (his) feet / at the feet
• चरणे: Karana/Adhikarana (Instrument/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, द्विवचन (पादयोः); स्थानवाचक

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• चिक्षेप: threw, cast
• चिक्षेप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• करेण: with (his) hand
• करेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gajāsura, axe raised, bares teeth in a grim snarl; some devas lie crushed beneath his feet while others are flung through the air; banners tilt; chariots scatter; dust and shock dominate the frame.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (demon)
• Deva (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma may appear overpowering, but its violence is portrayed as a transient surge that ultimately invites divine correction and the re-establishment of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a battlefield description within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is purely narrative, describing combat actions.