Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
Devanagari script
ततः स कोपरक्ताक्षो ध्नुष्यारोप्य सायकम् । तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्तारं सारथिं चाप्यनंदयत्
Transliteration
tataḥ sa koparaktākṣo dhnuṣyāropya sāyakam | tiṣṭheti cābravīttāraṃ sārathiṃ cāpyanaṃdayat
Translation
Then, his eyes reddened with fury, he set an arrow upon his bow and said, “Stand!”—and he urged on his charioteer, Tāra.
Word by Word
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kāla (Temporal/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formकाल/अनन्तरवाचक अव्यय — ‘then/thereupon’
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular pronoun
koparaktākṣaḥhaving eyes reddened by anger
koparaktākṣaḥ:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkoparakta-akṣa (प्रातिपदिक; kopa + rakta + akṣa)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन — Bahuvrīhi adjective ‘whose eyes are red with anger’ qualifying saḥ
dhanuṣion the bow
dhanuṣi:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन — Locative singular
āropyahaving placed/strung
āropya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootā-√ruh/√rop (धातु; causative sense) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-सम)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund) — ‘having placed/strung’
sāyakamarrow
sāyakam:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular
tiṣṭhastand! stop!
tiṣṭha:
Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘stand/stop!’ (in direct speech)
itithus
iti:
Vākyārtha-sūcaka (Quotative/इति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formइति-प्रयोगः (वाक्यसमाप्ति/quotative particle) — marks quotation
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — ‘and’
abravītsaid
abravīt:
Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘said’
tāramTāra
tāram:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular (proper name)
sārathimcharioteer
sārathim:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsārathi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन — Accusative singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — ‘and’
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक/अपि — ‘also’
anaṃdayatencouraged; made rejoice
anaṃdayat:
Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootanu-√nand (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘gladdened/encouraged’
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Jambha with bloodshot, rage-reddened eyes nocks an arrow, shouts ‘Tiṣṭha!’ and spurs his charioteer Tāra; the chariot surges forward amid dust and clamor.
Characters & Entities
J
JambhaT
Tāra (charioteer)FAQs
Intention crystallizes into action; the verse shows how inner states (anger) immediately shape outward deeds.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse continues the battle episode.
None.