Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततः कण्ठं समाश्लिष्य तस्या मतिमतां वरः । रुरोद द्विगुणं वीरो मेघवन्नादयन्बहु

Transliteration

tataḥ kaṇṭhaṃ samāśliṣya tasyā matimatāṃ varaḥ | ruroda dviguṇaṃ vīro meghavannādayanbahu

Translation

Then that hero—best among the intelligent—seized her by the throat and cried out twice as loudly, roaring again and again like a cloud.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• kaṇṭham: neck/throat
• kaṇṭham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन = Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• samāśliṣya: having embraced
• samāśliṣya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-√śliṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभाव-क्रियाविशेषण), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया = Absolutive (gerund) “having embraced”

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• matimatām: of the intelligent (people)
• matimatām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन = Masculine, Genitive, Plural; ‘मतिमत्’ = intelligent

• varaḥ: the best/excellent one
• varaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ruroda: wept/cried
• ruroda: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rud (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• dviguṇam: twofold/double
• dviguṇam: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Neuter, Accusative, Singular; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• meghavat: like a cloud
• meghavat: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् (उपमान-विशेषण), नपुंसक/पुं-समासान्त ‘-वत्’; क्रियाविशेषणवत् = like a cloud

• nādayan: making resound/roaring
• nādayan: Karta (Participial predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nad (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), प्रथमा, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन = Present active participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular

• bahu: much/greatly
• bahu: Kriya-vishesana (Degree/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाणवाचक) = indeclinable quantifier/adverb “much/a lot”

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful hero grips a woman’s throat; his roar swells like monsoon thunderclouds, filling the space with reverberation and fear.

Characters & Entities

• Barbarīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adversity is countered by decisive strength and fearlessness, protecting the sanctity of dharmic action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a protective act occurring amid the ritual setting.