Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

ते सेने सुरदैत्यानां शुशुभाते परस्परम् । हंतुकामास्तदा ते वै स्तूयमानाश्च बन्धुभिः

Transliteration

te sene suradaityānāṃ śuśubhāte parasparam | haṃtukāmāstadā te vai stūyamānāśca bandhubhiḥ

Translation

দেৱ আৰু দানৱৰ সেই দুয়োটা সেনা পৰস্পৰৰ সন্মুখে উজলি উঠিল; তেতিয়া দুয়ো পক্ষই বধ কৰিবলৈ উদ্‌গ্ৰীৱ আছিল আৰু নিজ নিজ স্বজনৰ স্তৱ-প্ৰশংসাৰে উৎসাহিত হৈছিল।

Word by Word

• ते: those two
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Pronoun ‘they two’ (referring to two armies)

• सेने: (two) armies
• सेने: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Nominative dual

• सुरदैत्यानाम्: of the gods and Daityas
• सुरदैत्यानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (सुराः च दैत्याः च) with genitive plural ending

• शुशुभाते: shone (both)
• शुशुभाते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन, आत्मनेपद

• परस्परम्: mutually, against each other
• परस्परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्परम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reciprocal adverb: mutually)

• हन्तुकामाः: desiring to kill
• हन्तुकामाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) + तुमुन् (infinitive) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (हन्तुम् कामः येषाम्) = desirous to kill; agreeing with (implied) warriors/armies

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Pronoun ‘they’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/emphatic)

• स्तूयमानाः: being praised
• स्तूयमानाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agreeing with ते

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• बन्धुभिः: by (their) kinsmen
• बन्धुभिः: Karana (Agent in passive/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two radiant armies facing each other across a narrow gap; behind each front line, relatives and allies raise arms in praise, banners high, faces set with resolve and sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often contrast divine order and disruptive forces, showing how resolve and allegiance shape the moral drama.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa situates the narrative within the Kedāra region, a Śaiva tīrtha sphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on the armies’ stance and intent.