Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तेषामग्रेसरो जम्भः कुजम्भोनंतरस्तथा । महिषः कुञ्जरो मेषः कालनेमिर्निमिस्तथा

Transliteration

teṣāmagresaro jambhaḥ kujambhonaṃtarastathā | mahiṣaḥ kuñjaro meṣaḥ kālanemirnimistathā

Translation

An ihrer Spitze stand Jambha; danach kam Kujambha; ferner Mahiṣa, Kuñjara, Meṣa, und ebenso Kālanemi und Nimi.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• अग्रेसरः: leader, foremost
• अग्रेसरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रेसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जम्भः: Jambha
• जम्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• कुजम्भः: Kujambha
• कुजम्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुजम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• अनन्तरः: next, immediately following
• अनन्तरः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb/conjunctive: 'thus/also')

• महिषः: Mahiṣa
• महिषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• कुञ्जरः: Kuñjara
• कुञ्जरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• मेषः: Meṣa
• मेषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• कालनेमिः: Kālanemi
• कालनेमिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालनेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य नेमिः/‘whose rim is time’ as name)

• निमिः: Nimi
• निमिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (conjunctive/adverb)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A daitya host is introduced by name in a formal roll-call: Jambha at the front, followed by Kujambha, Mahiṣa, Kuñjara, Meṣa, Kālanemi, and Nimi—each suggested as a distinct, emblematic figure in the marching vanguard.

Characters & Entities

• Jambha
• Kujambha
• Mahiṣa
• Kuñjara
• Meṣa
• Kālanemi
• Nimi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The roster of formidable names heightens the narrative tension, emphasizing how dharma confronts organized and powerful opposition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.