Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
तद्दृष्ट्वा कर्म दैत्यस्य धनाध्यक्षः प्रतापवान् । आकर्णाकृष्टचापस्तु जंभमाजौ महाबलम्
Transliteration
taddṛṣṭvā karma daityasya dhanādhyakṣaḥ pratāpavān | ākarṇākṛṣṭacāpastu jaṃbhamājau mahābalam
Translation
দৈত্যের সেই কীর্তি দেখে প্রতাপশালী ধনাধ্যক্ষ ধনুক কান পর্যন্ত টেনে যুদ্ধে মহাবলী জম্ভের সম্মুখীন হলেন।
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)
कर्मdeed, act
कर्म:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
दैत्यस्यof the demon
दैत्यस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
धनाध्यक्षःthe superintendent of wealth (Kubera)
धनाध्यक्षः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधन + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिके)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रतापवान्mighty, valorous
प्रतापवान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) धनाध्यक्षः
आकर्णाकृष्टचापःwith bow drawn to the ear
आकर्णाकृष्टचापः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआकर्ण + आकृष्ट + चाप (प्रातिपदिके)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) धनाध्यक्षः; अर्थः: ‘आकर्णं यावत् आकृष्टः चापः यस्य’
तुindeed, however
तु:
Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/सम्बन्धसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषबोधक-अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)
जंभम्Jambha
जंभम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
आजौin battle
आजौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
महाबलम्very strong
महाबलम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा + बल (प्रातिपदिके)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) जंभम्
Speaker
Nārada
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Kubera (Dhanādhyakṣa), radiant and resolute, draws his bow to the ear and steps forward to meet Jambha head-on amid a chaotic battlefield.
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaD
Dhanādhyakṣa (Kubera—contextual epithet)J
JambhaD
DaityaFAQs
Righteous authority responds to oppression with disciplined strength—courage guided by duty rather than rage.
No holy site is named.
None.