Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

भोभो गृह्णत दैत्येंद्रं भिंदतैनं महाबलाः । कर्षतैनं शितैः शूलैर्भञ्जतैनं हि मर्मसु

Transliteration

bhobho gṛhṇata daityeṃdraṃ bhiṃdatainaṃ mahābalāḥ | karṣatainaṃ śitaiḥ śūlairbhañjatainaṃ hi marmasu

Translation

„He! He! Packt den Herrn der Asuras! Durchbohrt ihn, ihr Gewaltigen! Zerrt ihn mit scharfen Dreizacken—schlagt und zerschmettert ihn an seinen Lebenspunkten!“

Word by Word

• भोभो: hey! hey!
• भोभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोभो (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-निपात)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative interjection), पुनरुक्ति (reduplication)

• गृह्णत: seize! / take hold!
• गृह्णत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• दैत्येन्द्रम्: the lord of the Daityas (demon-king)
• दैत्येन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्येन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) = दैत्य + इन्द्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भिन्दत: pierce! / split!
• भिन्दत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाबलाः: the mighty ones
• महाबलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक) = महा + बल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• कर्षत: drag! / pull!
• कर्षत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शितैः: with sharp
• शितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शूलैः: spears/tridents
• शूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• भञ्जत: break! / crush!
• भञ्जत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed / surely
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-बल (emphasis)

• मर्मसु: in the vital spots/joints
• मर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Rudras (within the narrative), reported by Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield tableau: Rudra-gaṇas shouting commands, surrounding the daitya-king; tridents raised, bodies in dynamic torsion, dust and weapon-glint filling the air.

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Daityendra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous power must act decisively against oppression; dharma is preserved not by hesitation but by firm, disciplined response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is a direct martial exhortation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.