Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

शक्रोपि दानवेन्द्राय बाणजालम भीरयन् । अप्राप्तान्दानवेन्द्रस्तु शराश्छक्रभुजेरितान्

Transliteration

śakropi dānavendrāya bāṇajālama bhīrayan | aprāptāndānavendrastu śarāśchakrabhujeritān

Translation

Śakra too, undaunted, unleashed a net of arrows at the lord of the Dānavas. But the Dānava king cut down those arrows, though shot from Śakra’s own arm, before they could reach him.

Word by Word

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्ययम् (also/even)

• दानवेन्द्राय: to the lord of Dānavas
• दानवेन्द्राय: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—दानवानाम् इन्द्रः

• बाणजालम्: a volley/net of arrows
• बाणजालम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण + जाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—बाणानां जालम् (a net/volley of arrows)

• भीरयन्: frightening (him)
• भीरयन्: Karta (Agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भीरय् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; ‘frightening’

• अप्राप्तान्: not yet reaching (him)
• अप्राप्तान्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (निषेध) + प्राप्त (प्र + आप् (धातु) → क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘not reached’

• दानवेन्द्रः: the lord of Dānavas
• दानवेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—दानवानाम् इन्द्रः

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-अव्ययम् (but/indeed)

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शक्रभुजेरितान्: discharged by Śakra’s arm
• शक्रभुजेरितान्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र + भुज + ईरित (ईर् (धातु) → क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—शक्रस्य भुजेन ईरिताः (sent/impelled by Śakra’s arm)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Despite being wounded, Indra releases a dense net of arrows toward the Dānava lord; Jambha, poised and fierce, slices the incoming shafts before they reach him—arrows shattering in the air between them.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Dānavendra (Jambha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fearlessness and skill are both shown as powers; dharmic struggle involves effort met by resistance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.