Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 166
Devanagari script
ततः समस्तमुद्वृत्तं ततोदृस्यत तारकः । एकतस्तारको दैत्यः सुरसंघास्तथैकतः
Transliteration
tataḥ samastamudvṛttaṃ tatodṛsyata tārakaḥ | ekatastārako daityaḥ surasaṃghāstathaikataḥ
Translation
Then all was thrown into tumult, and Tāraka came into view—on one side stood Tāraka the Daitya, and on the other the assembled hosts of the gods.
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)
समस्तम्entire
समस्तम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier of implied 'जगत्/दृश्यम्')
TypeAdjective
Rootसमस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg); विशेषण (entire/whole)
उद्वृत्तम्upturned/agitated
उद्वृत्तम्:
Visheshana (Predicate/attributive)
TypeAdjective
Rootउद् + √वृत् (वर्तने) → उद्वृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (upturned/agitated)
ततःthen
ततः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)
अदृश्यतappeared/was seen
अदृश्यत:
Kriya (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (दर्शने)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense): 'was seen/appeared'
तारकःTāraka
तारकः:
Karta (Grammatical subject of passive: 'was seen')
TypeNoun
Rootतारक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Sg)
एकतःon one side
एकतः:
Desha-adhikarana (Adverbial place)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकतः (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (on one side)
तारकःTāraka
तारकः:
Karta (Subject; ellipsis of verb 'आसीत्/स्थितः')
TypeNoun
Rootतारक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Sg)
दैत्यःthe demon
दैत्यः:
Karta (Apposition to तारकः)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Sg); जातिवाचक (demon)
सुरसङ्घाःhosts of gods
सुरसङ्घाः:
Karta (Subject; ellipsis of verb 'आसन्/स्थिताः')
TypeNoun
Rootसुर + सङ्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nom, Pl); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (assemblies of gods)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Samuccaya/Kriya-visheshana (Connector/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (and likewise)
एकतःon the other side
एकतः:
Desha-adhikarana (Adverbial place)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकतः (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (on one side/elsewhere)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stark tableau: on one side Tāraka the Daitya, towering and fierce; on the other, the compact brilliance of the assembled gods—two masses poised at the instant before collision.
Characters & Entities
T
TārakaD
Devas (Sura-saṅgha)FAQs
Adharma eventually stands face-to-face with the collective force of dharma; confrontation becomes inevitable.
No holy site is referenced; this is a battle-scene transition.
None.