Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्पराङ्मुखे दैत्ये महिषे शुंभदानवः । संदष्टौष्ठपुटाटोपो भृकुटीकुटिलाननः

Transliteration

tasminparāṅmukhe daitye mahiṣe śuṃbhadānavaḥ | saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāṭopo bhṛkuṭīkuṭilānanaḥ

Translation

Cuando aquel daitya—Mahiṣa—se volvió de espaldas, el dānava Śuṃbha, mordiendo sus labios de furia, con el rostro torcido por el ceño fruncido, se erizó de ira.

Word by Word

• tasmin: in/when that (one)
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• parāṅmukhe: turned away
• parāṅmukhe: Adhikarana (Locus qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parāṅmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• daitye: in the Daitya (demon)
• daitye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• mahiṣe: in the buffalo(-demon)
• mahiṣe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; (apposition to daitye)

• śuṃbha-dānavaḥ: Śumbha, the demon
• śuṃbha-dānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (शुंभः एव दानवः)

• saṃdaṣṭa-oṣṭha-puṭa-āṭopaḥ: with clenched lips (in haughty display)
• saṃdaṣṭa-oṣṭha-puṭa-āṭopaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃdaṣṭa (saṃ+√daś धातु; क्त) + oṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + āṭopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (संदष्टौष्ठपुटः आटोपः यस्य = one whose lip-fold is clenched in arrogance/effort)

• bhṛkuṭī-kuṭila-ānanaḥ: with a face twisted by a frown
• bhṛkuṭī-kuṭila-ānanaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhṛkuṭī (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṭila (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (भृकुट्या कुटिलम् आननं यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced: Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta) describing emotions in battle

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahīṣa turns away in retreat; behind him Śuṃbha stands rigid, biting his lip, brows knotted, face twisted—anger visibly coiling, foreshadowing renewed conflict.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣa
• Śuṃbha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked anger and pride distort discernment; the Purāṇas portray such traits as marks of adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a battlefield characterization.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.