Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 197

Devanagari script

विशीर्यत विकीर्णार्चिः शतधा खण्डशो गतम् । ततो वायुरदीनात्मा वेगेन महता नदन्

Transliteration

viśīryata vikīrṇārciḥ śatadhā khaṇḍaśo gatam | tato vāyuradīnātmā vegena mahatā nadan

Translation

Es zerbarst; seine Flammen stoben auseinander und es ging in hunderte Splitter auseinander. Da erhob Vāyu, unerschrocken im Geist, ein Dröhnen und stürmte mit gewaltiger Geschwindigkeit voran.

Word by Word

• विशीर्यत: was shattered / broke apart
• विशीर्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-शीॄ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद

• विकीर्णार्चिः: having scattered flames
• विकीर्णार्चिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-कीर्ण (कृदन्त, √कॄ/किर्) + अर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—विकीर्णा अर्चिः यस्य (विकीर्ण-अर्चिस्)

• शतधा: into a hundred ways
• शतधा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• खण्डशः: piece by piece
• खण्डशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खण्डशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विभागवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (distributive adverb)

• गतम्: gone / become (reduced to)
• गतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereupon)

• वायुः: Wind (Vāyu)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अदीनात्मा: undaunted in spirit
• अदीनात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदीन (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—अदीनः आत्मा यस्य/अदीन आत्मा (undaunted-souled)

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वेगेन)

• नदन्: roaring
• नदन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु) → नदत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing weapon or fiery mass breaks into hundreds of sparks midair; Vāyu, personified as a mighty deity, roars and surges forward like a storm-front, hair and garments whipped by wind, battlefield dust spiraling.

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Undaunted effort in righteous struggle is praised; even after setbacks, the dharmic warrior renews resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.