Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
Devanagari script
ग्रसनो लब्धसंज्ञोऽथ यमस्य प्राहिणोद्गदाम् । मणिहेमपरिष्कारां गुर्वी परिघमर्दिनीम्
Transliteration
grasano labdhasaṃjño'tha yamasya prāhiṇodgadām | maṇihemapariṣkārāṃ gurvī parighamardinīm
Translation
Daraufhin schleuderte Grasana, wieder zu Bewusstsein gekommen, eine schwere Keule auf Yama—mit Edelsteinen und Gold geschmückt—die selbst einen Eisenriegel zermalmen konnte.
Word by Word
ग्रसनःGrasana (name)
ग्रसनः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootग्रसन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
लब्धसंज्ञःhaving regained awareness
लब्धसंज्ञः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootलब्ध + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘लब्धा संज्ञा यस्य’ (having regained consciousness)
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)
यमस्यof Yama
यमस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
प्राहिणोत्sent/dispatched
प्राहिणोत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हि (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
गदाम्a mace
गदाम्:
Karman (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगदा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
मणिहेमपरिष्काराम्adorned with jewels and gold
मणिहेमपरिष्काराम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमणि + हेम + परिष्कार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मणि-हेम-परिष्कारेण युक्ताम्’ (adorned with jewels and gold)
गुर्वीम्heavy/massive
गुर्वीम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्त्री-प्रत्यय (ङीप्)
परिघमर्दिनीम्crushing iron bars
परिघमर्दिनीम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरिघ + मर्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘परिघं मर्दयति इति’ (crusher of iron-bars/bolts)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Grasana rises from stupor, eyes blazing, and hurls a massive jewel-and-gold-studded mace toward Yama—its arc cutting the air with weight and brilliance.
Characters & Entities
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GrasanaY
YamaFAQs
Regaining strength and retaliating is shown as worldly impulse; the Purāṇic frame ultimately points beyond weaponry to the supremacy of Dharma over mere force.
No site is named in this verse.
None.