Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

जज्वलुर्देवसैन्यानि सस्यंदनगजानि च । दह्यमानेष्व नीकेषु तेजसास्त्रस्य सर्वतः

Transliteration

jajvalurdevasainyāni sasyaṃdanagajāni ca | dahyamāneṣva nīkeṣu tejasāstrasya sarvataḥ

Translation

Die Heere der Götter, samt ihren Wagen und Elefanten, loderten auf, als die Truppenteile überall vom Glanz des Tejasāstra verzehrt wurden.

Word by Word

• jajvaluḥ: blazed/burned
• jajvaluḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jval (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• deva-sainyāni: the armies of the gods
• deva-sainyāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां सैन्यानि)

• sa-syaṃdana-gajāni: chariots and elephants together (war-units)
• sa-syaṃdana-gajāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘सहित’) + syaṃdana (प्रातिपदिक) + gaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (स्यन्दनैः सह गजाः) → ‘रथसहित-गजाः/रथगजाः’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dahyamāneṣu: while being burned
• dahyamāneṣu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dahyamāna (कृदन्त; √dah दाहे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle)

• nīkeṣu: in the battle-formations/hosts
• nīkeṣu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• tejasaḥ: of the Tejasa (weapon)
• tejasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• astrasya: of the weapon
• astrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Adhikarana (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/प्रकारवाचक) = indeclinable adverb ‘everywhere/from all sides’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Deva battalions ignite; chariots and elephants are rimmed with flame; heat-waves distort the air as the Tejasāstra radiates in all directions.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Tejasāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted forces can suffer when confronted by overpowering energies; dharma requires protection through right means, not mere pride in strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse is part of a war description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a narrative of burning caused by an astra.