Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
Devanagari script
शिरांसि च कबन्धानि कवचानि महांति च । ध्वजारथाः पताकाश्च गजवाजिशिरांसि च
Transliteration
śirāṃsi ca kabandhāni kavacāni mahāṃti ca | dhvajārathāḥ patākāśca gajavājiśirāṃsi ca
Translation
Köpfe und kopflose Rümpfe, gewaltige Panzer, Wagen mit Bannern und Fahnen—und auch die Köpfe von Elefanten und Pferden—lagen weithin zerstreut umher.
Word by Word
śirāṃsiheads
śirāṃsi:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootśiras (शिरस्) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — neuter nom./acc. plural
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction
kabandhānitrunks (headless bodies)
kabandhāni:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkabandha (कबन्ध) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — neuter nom./acc. plural
kavacāniarmors
kavacāni:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkavaca (कवच) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — neuter nom./acc. plural
mahāntigreat, huge
mahānti:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (महत्) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — neuter nom./acc. plural; qualifies kavacāni (and others)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction
dhvaja-rathāḥbanners and chariots
dhvaja-rathāḥ:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdhvaja (ध्वज) + ratha (रथ) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — masculine nominative plural (dvandva: 'banners and chariots')
patākāḥflags, pennants
patākāḥ:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootpatākā (पताका) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — feminine nominative plural
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction
gaja-vāji-śirāṃsiheads of elephants and horses
gaja-vāji-śirāṃsi:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootgaja (गज) + vājin (वाजिन्) + śiras (शिरस्) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन — neuter nom./acc. plural; 'heads of elephants and horses'
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction
Speaker
Lomaśa (contextual narrator)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Aftermath tableau: severed heads and headless torsos, massive armor pieces, overturned chariots with torn banners, scattered elephant and horse heads—an eerie stillness over the wreckage.
Characters & Entities
K
KabandhaD
Dhvajāratha (bannered chariots)P
Patākā (flags)G
Gaja (elephants)V
Vāji (horses)FAQs
The verse underscores the grim cost of conflict, urging remembrance of dharma and restraint.
None explicitly; it remains within the Kedārakhaṇḍa battle setting.
None.