Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा तदा वीरो मुचुकुंदो महाबलः । यावज्जघान खड्गेन तावच्छक्त्या समाहतः । मांधातुस्तनयस्तत्र पपात रणमंडले

Transliteration

evamuktvā tadā vīro mucukuṃdo mahābalaḥ | yāvajjaghāna khaḍgena tāvacchaktyā samāhataḥ | māṃdhātustanayastatra papāta raṇamaṃḍale

Translation

So sprechend schlug der heldenhafte, überaus starke Mucukunda mit dem Schwert zu; im selben Augenblick wurde er von der Śakti-Waffe getroffen. Dort fiel der Sohn Māndhātṛs auf dem Schlachtfeld.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुचुकुंदः: Mucukunda
• मुचुकुंदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुचुकुंद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वीरः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

• महाबलः: mighty, of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् बलः यस्य/महाबलः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies मुचुकुंदः)

• यावत्: as long as, until
• यावत्: Adhikaraṇa (time/extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (correlative: as long as/until)

• जघान: struck, slew
• जघान: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• खड्गेन: with a sword
• खड्गेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तावत्: so long/just then
• तावत्: Adhikaraṇa (time/extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तावत्-शब्दः (correlative: so long/just then)

• शक्त्या: with a spear/javelin (śakti)
• शक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• समाहतः: was struck hard
• समाहतः: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies subject: मुचुकुंदः)

• मांधातुः-तनयः: the son of Māndhātṛ
• मांधातुः-तनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांधातृ (प्रातिपदिक) + तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मांधातुः तनयः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मुचुकुंदस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• रणमंडले: in the battlefield arena
• रणमंडले: Adhikaraṇa (place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण + मंडल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रणस्य मंडलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mucukunda strikes with his sword, but instantly a śakti-weapon hits him; the son of Māndhātṛ collapses onto the battlefield, the moment turning from valor to tragedy.

Characters & Entities

• Mucukunda
• Māndhātṛ
• Śakti (weapon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the strong may fall in conflict; dharma emphasizes perseverance and humility before fate and divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakṣetra is the textual frame; the Kedārakhaṇḍa situates events within Śaiva sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is narrative, describing combat and its reversals.