Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

विमानैः पर्वताकारैर्हयैश्चैव गजोपमैः । स्यन्दनैर्नगराकारैः सिंहशार्दूलयोजितैः

Transliteration

vimānaiḥ parvatākārairhayaiścaiva gajopamaiḥ | syandanairnagarākāraiḥ siṃhaśārdūlayojitaiḥ

Translation

Sie kamen auf Vimānas, groß wie Berge, mit Pferden, die Elefanten glichen, und mit Wagen, die wie Städte gestaltet waren, angespannt mit Löwen und Tigern.

Word by Word

• विमानैः: by aerial chariots
• विमानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• पर्वताकारैः: mountain-shaped
• पर्वताकारैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वत-आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (सन्दर्भानुसार), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पर्वतस्य आकारः) विशेषणम् (विमानैः)

• हयैः: by horses
• हयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गजोपमैः: like elephants
• गजोपमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गज-उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गजेन उपमाः) विशेषणम् (हयैः)

• स्यन्दनैः: by chariots
• स्यन्दनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• नगराकारैः: city-shaped, like a city
• नगराकारैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नगर-आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नगरस्य आकारः) विशेषणम् (स्यन्दनैः)

• सिंहशार्दूलयोजितैः: yoked with lions and tigers
• सिंहशार्दूलयोजितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह-शार्दूल-योजित (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातु क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘योजित’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; द्वन्द्वः (सिंहशार्दूलौ) + तृतीया-बहुवचन विशेषणम् (स्यन्दनैः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāleśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A spectacular procession: mountain-sized vimānas, elephant-like horses, and city-shaped chariots drawn by lions and tigers, filling the sky in layered perspective.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Vimāna
• Syandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even celestial power and splendor cannot secure safety without dharma; grandeur is secondary to divine refuge and right order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is descriptive narration within the Revā Khaṇḍa frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a poetic depiction of vehicles and forces.