Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

स गत्वा दानवान्सर्वान्समाहूय ततः परम् । प्रोवाचामर्षसंयुक्तः सभामध्ये व्यवस्थितः

Transliteration

sa gatvā dānavānsarvānsamāhūya tataḥ param | provācāmarṣasaṃyuktaḥ sabhāmadhye vyavasthitaḥ

Translation

Er ging hin, rief alle Dānavas zusammen und sprach dann, inmitten der Versammlung stehend, von Groll und Zorn erfüllt.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• दानवान्: the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) दानवान्

• समाहूय: having summoned
• समाहूय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• परम्: afterwards
• परम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् अव्यय (adverbial accusative): ‘afterwards/further’

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अमर्षसंयुक्तः: filled with anger
• अमर्षसंयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (amārṣa-saṃyukta = ‘joined with anger’); विशेषण सः

• सभा: in the assembly
• सभा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (locative adverb) ‘in the middle’

• व्यवस्थितः: standing/positioned
• व्यवस्थितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-अव-√स्था (धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण सः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the chapter)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dark, opulent subterranean hall where a Dānava leader stands in the center, eyes reddened with rage, summoning clans of Dānavas seated in tiers; weapons and banners line the pillars; the atmosphere is tense and conspiratorial.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣa
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked anger (amarṣa) drives collective decisions toward adharma, setting the stage for inevitable correction by divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the chapter’s narrative thread.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces an assembly and a speech.