Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

तथेति मत्वा हि महानुभावो दैत्यैः समेतोऽर्बुदसंख्यकैश्च । सिंहोपरिस्थैश्च महानुभावैर्महाबलैः क्रूरतरैस्तदानीम्

Transliteration

tatheti matvā hi mahānubhāvo daityaiḥ sameto'rbudasaṃkhyakaiśca | siṃhoparisthaiśca mahānubhāvairmahābalaiḥ krūrataraistadānīm

Translation

Denkend: „So sei es“, rückte jener Große vor, begleitet von Daityas, die in die zweistelligen Millionen gingen, zusammen mit mächtigen, wilden Kriegern, die zu jener Zeit auf Löwen ritten.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative marker/इति-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative particle)

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• मत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) → मत्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having thought/considered)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/emphatic particle)

• महानुभावः: the great/illustrious one
• महानुभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + अनुभावः (महान् अनुभावः)

• दैत्यैः: with the demons (Daityas)
• दैत्यैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समेतः: accompanied/assembled (with)
• समेतः: Karta (Predicate adjective of subject/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) → समेत (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (joined/assembled)

• अर्बुदसंख्यकैः: numbering in crores (arbuda)
• अर्बुदसंख्यकैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्बुद + संख्या + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—अर्बुदसंख्यक (अर्बुद-प्रमाणसंख्या-युक्त)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• सिंहोपरिस्थैः: standing upon lions
• सिंहोपरिस्थैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + उपरि + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—सिंह-उपरि-स्थ (सिंहस्य उपरि स्थित)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• महानुभावैः: with great/illustrious ones
• महानुभावैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—महान् + अनुभावः

• महाबलैः: with very strong (ones)
• महाबलैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—महत् + बल (महद् बलम्)

• क्रूरतरैः: with more cruel (ones)
• क्रूरतरैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

• तदानीम्: at that time
• तदानीम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverb/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/time-adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A colossal asura leader advances with an immeasurable host; elite warriors ride lions, banners and weapons bristling, the Himalayan sky darkening with dust and roar.

Characters & Entities

• Kālanemi (implied)
• Daityas
• Lion-mounted warriors

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sheer numbers and ferocity are not the measure of victory when opposed to dharma upheld by the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra Khaṇḍa sanctifies the narrative within the Kedāra sacred region, though this verse depicts the asura host.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.