Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
Devanagari script
अपश्यद्देवसैन्यं स दिवं भूमिं च संवृतम् । रतैर्गजैर्हयैश्चापि नादिताश्च दिशो दश
Transliteration
apaśyaddevasainyaṃ sa divaṃ bhūmiṃ ca saṃvṛtam | ratairgajairhayaiścāpi nāditāśca diśo daśa
Translation
He saw the army of the gods, filling both sky and earth. With chariots, elephants, and horses, the ten directions resounded.
Word by Word
apaśyatsaw
apaśyat:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√paś (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
deva-sainyamthe army of the gods
deva-sainyam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (देवानां सैन्यम्)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
divamthe sky/heaven
divam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdiv (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
bhūmimthe earth
bhūmim:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
saṃvṛtamcovered/filled
saṃvṛtam:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam√vṛ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘covered/filled’
rataiḥby chariots
rataiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootratha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन
gajaiḥby elephants
gajaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootgaja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन
hayaiḥby horses
hayaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Roothaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावन/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle: also/even)
nāditāḥresounded
nāditāḥ:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√nad (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘sounded/resounded’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
diśaḥthe directions
diśaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdiś (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन
daśaten
daśa:
Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्याविशेषण; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचनार्थे (agreeing with ‘diśaḥ’)
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: From the palace height, the asura beholds an immeasurable deva-army spreading across sky and earth—chariots, elephants, horses—so vast that the ten directions seem to vibrate.
Characters & Entities
D
DevasD
DaityaFAQs
When dharma is defended, the forces of order gather with overwhelming momentum—symbolized by the deva host filling heaven and earth.
No specific site is named; the verse depicts a cosmic-scale mobilization.
None.