Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

ततो जंभो महावीर्यो विनद्य प्रहसन्मुहुः । स्मरन्साधुसमाचारं दैत्यानामभयं ददौ

Transliteration

tato jaṃbho mahāvīryo vinadya prahasanmuhuḥ | smaransādhusamācāraṃ daityānāmabhayaṃ dadau

Translation

ثم إن جَمْبَه، ذا البأس العظيم، زأر بصوتٍ مدوٍّ وضحك مرارًا؛ وإذ تذكّر سيرةَ الأخيار وآدابَ النبلاء، منح الديتْيَة أمانًا ووعدًا بعدم الخوف.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'then/from there'

• जंभः: Jambha (a daitya)
• जंभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महावीर्यः: of great prowess
• महावीर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य (प्रातिपदिक: महा + वीर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (जंभः)

• विनद्य: having roared
• विनद्य: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु) + वि (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having roared'

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जंभः-विशेषण

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• मुहुः: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'again and again/often'

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जंभः-विशेषण

• साधु-समाचारम्: the good conduct/tradition
• साधु-समाचारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक) + समाचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (स्मरन्)

• दैत्यानाम्: of the daityas
• दैत्यानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (अभयम्)

• अभयम्: fearlessness; safety
• अभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (ददौ)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jambha stands amid a tumultuous battlefield, roaring and laughing; his posture is heroic yet controlled, one hand raised in a gesture of assurance (abhaya-mudrā) toward the Daityas, suggesting a code of honor.

Characters & Entities

• Jambha
• Daitya
• Sādhu-samācāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid conflict, dharma is recognized as a standard: the ‘noble code’ includes giving reassurance and protection to one’s dependents.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the theme is ethical conduct (samācāra) and granting abhaya.