Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
Devanagari script
ततो दशापि ते रुद्रा निर्मलायोमयै रणे । जघ्नुः शूलैस्तु दैत्येंद्रं शैलवर्ष्माणमाहवे
Transliteration
tato daśāpi te rudrā nirmalāyomayai raṇe | jaghnuḥ śūlaistu daityeṃdraṃ śailavarṣmāṇamāhave
Translation
Then the ten Rudras, radiant and stainless amid the fray, smote the lord of the Dānavas in battle with their tridents—him whose body was like a mountain.
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Kala-Avyaya (Temporal/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
दशten
दश:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक (numeral), प्रथमा, बहुवचनार्थे (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)
अपिalso/even
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव
तेthose
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
रुद्राःRudras
रुद्राः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
निर्मलायोमयैःwith (weapons) made of pure iron
निर्मलायोमयैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्मल + अयस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (शूलैः-विशेषण) — ‘निर्मल-अयः-मय’ (made of pure iron)
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
जघ्नुःstruck/killed
जघ्नुः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद
शूलैःwith tridents/spears
शूलैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle)
दैत्येन्द्रम्the demon-king
दैत्येन्द्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्येन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) = दैत्य + इन्द्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
शैलवर्ष्माणम्him whose body was like a mountain
शैलवर्ष्माणम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशैल + वर्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमा-तत्पुरुषः—‘शैलवत् वर्ष्म यस्य/शैल-सदृशं शरीरम्’ (contextual epithet)
आहवेin combat
आहवे:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootआहव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Wide battle scene: ten radiant Rudras, each with a trident, striking the mountain-bodied daitya-king from multiple angles; their bodies glow with untainted brilliance.
Characters & Entities
R
RudrasD
DaityendraG
GajāsuraFAQs
When dharma is threatened, divine forces act collectively and decisively to restrain adharma.
No explicit sacred place is mentioned in this verse.
None is mentioned.