Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

द्वितीयं मुद्गरं चानु गृहीत्वा विनदन्रणे । सर्वप्राणेन गोविंदं तेन मूर्ध्नि जघान सः

Transliteration

dvitīyaṃ mudgaraṃ cānu gṛhītvā vinadanraṇe | sarvaprāṇena goviṃdaṃ tena mūrdhni jaghāna saḥ

Translation

Then, taking up the second mace as well and roaring on the battlefield, he struck Govinda on the head with all his might.

Word by Word

• dvitīyam: second
• dvitīyam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (mudgaram इति विशेष्यस्य)

• mudgaram: mace/hammer
• mudgaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• anu: then/afterwards
• anu: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘after/along’)

• gṛhītvā: having seized
• gṛhītvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु) → gṛhītvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, absolutive/gerund)

• vinadan: roaring
• vinadan: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु) → vi-nad (धातु) → śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• sarva-prāṇena: with full force
• sarva-prāṇena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: ‘with all (his) strength/breath’); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• govindam: Govinda (Viṣṇu)
• govindam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tena: with that (mace)
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mūrdhni: on the head
• mūrdhni: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• jaghāna: struck
• jaghāna: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Jambha, roaring in the fray, grips the second mace and brings it down with full force upon Govinda’s head; the battlefield vibrates with the blow.

Characters & Entities

• Jambha
• Viṣṇu (Govinda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma may appear to gain momentary advantage, but such violence is transient and ultimately self-defeating.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.