Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48
Devanagari script
ततोऽभ्याशगतं दृष्ट्वा सा देवी दानवं च तम् । आरुरोहाथ वेगेन पृष्ठिदेशेन कोपतः
Transliteration
tato'bhyāśagataṃ dṛṣṭvā sā devī dānavaṃ ca tam | ārurohātha vegena pṛṣṭhideśena kopataḥ
Translation
Dann, als die Göttin sah, wie jener Dānava nahe herankam, bestieg sie, vom Zorn entflammt, mit großer Wucht und Schnelligkeit seinen Rücken.
Word by Word
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverb): 'then'
abhyāśa-gatamhaving come near
abhyāśa-gatam:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootabhyāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'near' + 'gone' → 'having come near' (qualifying tam/dānavaṃ)
dṛṣṭvāhaving seen
dṛṣṭvā:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (दृश्)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय: 'having seen'
sāshe
sā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन
devīthe goddess
devī:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (apposition to sā)
dānavamthe demon (Dānava)
dānavam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction)
tamhim
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (referring to dānavam)
ārurohamounted, climbed onto
āruroha:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ruh (रुह्)
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'mounted/climbed'
athathen
atha:
Kriya-anubandha (Discourse connector/अनुबन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle): 'then/now'
vegenawith force, swiftly
vegena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvega (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; 'with speed/force'
pṛṣṭhi-deśenaon the back (region)
pṛṣṭhi-deśena:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpṛṣṭhi (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'back' + 'region' → 'by/on the back-region' (i.e., on his back)
kopataḥout of anger
kopataḥ:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkopa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपञ्चमी-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत्: 'from anger/through anger' (ablatival cause)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: As the demon closes in, the Goddess leaps with force and lands upon his back, gripping firmly, her expression fierce yet controlled; the demon staggers under her sudden weight.
Characters & Entities
D
DevīD
Dānava (Mahiṣa—implied)FAQs
Divine courage confronts adharma directly; when the sacred is threatened, the Goddess acts without hesitation.
Not stated in this verse; the tīrtha context is broader than this single line.
None.