Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

न शेकुश्चलितुं तत्र पदादपि पदं तदा । ततो नानास्त्रवर्षेण दानवानां महाचमूः

Transliteration

na śekuścalituṃ tatra padādapi padaṃ tadā | tato nānāstravarṣeṇa dānavānāṃ mahācamūḥ

Translation

At that time they could not move there even a single step; then, beneath a rain of many kinds of weapons, the great host of the Dānavas was overwhelmed and struck down.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Sentence particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• śekuḥ: were able
• śekuḥ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śak (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; √शक् (to be able)

• calitum: to move
• calitum: Kriya (Purpose infinitive/क्रियार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cal (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), √चल् (to move)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• padāt: from a step/footing
• padāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• padaṃ: a step
• padaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (from there/thereupon)

• nānāstra-varṣeṇa: by a shower of various weapons
• nānāstra-varṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + astra (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: नानास्त्रवर्ष (varṣa of various weapons) तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• dānavānām: of the Dānavas (demons)
• dānavānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• mahā-camūḥ: the great army
• mahā-camūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + camū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: महाचमू (great army) कर्मधारय; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast daṇava host frozen mid-stride, feet rooted to the ground, while a dense rain of diverse celestial weapons descends in arcs and streaks, churning dust and light.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When confusion and fear dominate, even great strength becomes inert; inner steadiness is depicted as the prerequisite for effective action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.