Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

शस्त्रजालैर्लब्धसंज्ञान्दैत्यसैन्याननाशयत् । तानि दैत्यशरीराणि जर्जराणि महायुधैः

Transliteration

śastrajālairlabdhasaṃjñāndaityasainyānanāśayat | tāni daityaśarīrāṇi jarjarāṇi mahāyudhaiḥ

Translation

Regaining awareness amid a rain of weapons, he destroyed the armies of the demons. Those demon-bodies were shattered and broken by great weapons.

Word by Word

• शस्त्रजालैः: with nets/volleys of weapons
• शस्त्रजालैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शस्त्राणां जालैः)

• लब्धसंज्ञान्: having regained consciousness
• लब्धसंज्ञान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लब्धा संज्ञा येषाम्)

• दैत्यसैन्यानि: the demon armies
• दैत्यसैन्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानां सैन्यानि)

• अनाशयत्: destroyed
• अनाशयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाशय् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• दैत्यशरीराणि: demon bodies
• दैत्यशरीराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यस्य/दैत्यानां शरीराणि)

• जर्जराणि: shattered, mangled
• जर्जराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जर्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शरीराणि)

• महायुधैः: with great weapons
• महायुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महानि आयुधानि)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda (or the divine champion) regains awareness amid a dense shower of missiles; sweeping arcs of spears, arrows, and blazing astras smash demon bodies into splintered armor and broken limbs across the battlefield.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Daitya armies

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is reawakened, it cuts through confusion and defeats the amassed forces of adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; this is a battlefield description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.