Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

स तेन खड्गघातेन कंठः पीनोऽपि निष्ठुरः । द्विधा जज्ञेऽथ दैत्यस्य दधत्तुष्टिं दिवौकसाम्

Transliteration

sa tena khaḍgaghātena kaṃṭhaḥ pīno'pi niṣṭhuraḥ | dvidhā jajñe'tha daityasya dadhattuṣṭiṃ divaukasām

Translation

Durch jenen Schwertstreich wurde der Hals des Dämons, obgleich dick und hart, in zwei Teile gespalten und brachte den Himmelsbewohnern Genugtuung.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• खड्गघातेन: by the sword-blow
• खड्गघातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग-घात (प्रातिपदिक; खड्ग + घात)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खड्गस्य घातः)

• कण्ठः: neck/throat
• कण्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पीनः: thick, stout
• पीनः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• अपि: even, although
• अपि: Sambandha/Modifier (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• निष्ठुरः: hard, tough
• निष्ठुरः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्ठुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• द्विधा: in two parts
• द्विधा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• जज्ञे: was split/was born (occurred)
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (sequencer)

• दैत्यस्य: of the demon
• दैत्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दधत्: giving, bestowing
• दधत्: Kriya-visheshana (Participial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-भाव

• तुष्टिम्: satisfaction, delight
• तुष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दिवौकसाम्: of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• दिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta-style narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decisive sword-stroke cleaves the thick neck of a daitya; the heavens brighten as devas look on in relief and satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Daitya/Dānava
• Divaukas (celestials)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma is cut down, the world regains balance; divine victory restores peace to the cosmic community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative arc but does not specify the tīrtha by name in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual or vrata instruction appears here.