Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
Devanagari script
आच्छादयत यत्नेन वर्षास्विव घनैर्नभः । दैत्योऽपि बाणजालेन विव्याध सायकैः शितैः
Transliteration
ācchādayata yatnena varṣāsviva ghanairnabhaḥ | daityo'pi bāṇajālena vivyādha sāyakaiḥ śitaiḥ
Translation
وبجهدٍ بالغٍ غطّى السماء كأنها سُحُبُ موسمِ الأمطار. والدايتيا أيضًا، بشبكةٍ من السهام، طعنَ مُقابِلًا بمقذوفاتٍ حادّة.
Word by Word
आच्छादयतthey covered/veiled
आच्छादयत:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-छाद् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
यत्नेनwith effort
यत्नेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
वर्षासुin the rainy seasons
वर्षासु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)
इवas if/like
इव:
Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
Formउपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)
घनैःby clouds
घनैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootघन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
नभःthe sky
नभः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
दैत्यःthe demon
दैत्यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
अपिalso/even
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: also/even)
बाणजालेनwith a net of arrows
बाणजालेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootबाण (प्रातिपदिक) + जाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): बाणानां जालम्
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-व्यध् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
सायकैःwith arrows
सायकैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसायक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
शितैःsharp
शितैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying सायकैः)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A deva-warrior and a daitya exchange volleys; the sky is veiled by dense arrow-sheets like monsoon clouds; sharp missiles crisscross, darkening the firmament.
Characters & Entities
D
Daitya (Jambha)I
Indra (implied)FAQs
Struggle can intensify like storm-clouds; perseverance is required when opposition responds in kind.
None; the verse is not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.