Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 184
Devanagari script
निरृतिस्तिलशो वर्ण चक्रे बाणैस्ततो रणे । कृत्वैतदतुलं कर्मतिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रुवन्
Transliteration
nirṛtistilaśo varṇa cakre bāṇaistato raṇe | kṛtvaitadatulaṃ karmatiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābruvan
Translation
Dann wurde im Kampf Nirr̥ti von den Pfeilen in winzige Splitter zerschlagen, wie verstreuter Sesam. Nachdem sie diese unvergleichliche Tat vollbracht hatten, riefen sie: „Haltet stand! Haltet stand!“
Word by Word
निरृतिःNirṛti
निरृतिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनिरृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'Nirṛti (deity)'
तिलशःinto tiny bits
तिलशः:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिलशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverb) — 'into tiny bits'
वर्णम्appearance/color
वर्णम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'color/appearance; (here) body/complexion'
चक्रेmade
चक्रे:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'made'
बाणैःwith arrows
बाणैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootबाण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 'with arrows'
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb) — 'then/thereupon'
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in battle'
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive) — 'having done'
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'this'
अतुलम्incomparable
अतुलम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'incomparable' (qualifying कर्म)
कर्मdeed
कर्म:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'deed'
तिष्ठstand! stop!
तिष्ठ:
Kriya (Quoted command/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन — 'stand/stop!'
तिष्ठstand!
तिष्ठ:
Kriya (Quoted command/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — repetition for emphasis
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय
अब्रुवन्they said
अब्रुवन्:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 'they said'
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Nirr̥ti is struck by a storm of arrows and appears to break apart into minute fragments; devas, having done the ‘incomparable deed,’ raise weapons and shout in unison: ‘Tiṣṭha, tiṣṭha!’
Characters & Entities
N
Nirr̥tiFAQs
Steadfastness is praised as a dharmic virtue—victory is sustained by courage and collective resolve.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.