Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

तदा दुन्दुभयो नेदुर्भेरीतूर्याण्यनेकशः । वीणावेणुमृदंगानि तथा गन्धर्वनि स्वनाः

Transliteration

tadā dundubhayo nedurbherītūryāṇyanekaśaḥ | vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgāni tathā gandharvani svanāḥ

Translation

Entonces resonaron los dundubhi; muchos tambores de guerra y trompetas clamaron. Sonaron vīṇās, flautas y mṛdaṅgas, junto con las melodiosas cadencias de los Gandharvas.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• दुन्दुभयः: kettledrums
• दुन्दुभयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नेदुः: resounded
• नेदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भेरी: kettle-drums/trumpet-drums
• भेरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• तूर्याणि: musical instruments
• तूर्याणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समासोत्तरपद)

• अनेकशः: many times / in many ways
• अनेकशः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'in many ways/abundantly')

• वीणा: vīṇās
• वीणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• वेणु: flutes
• वेणु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समासमध्यपद)

• मृदङ्गानि: mṛdaṅga-drums
• मृदङ्गानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृदङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समासोत्तरपद)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: 'and/also/likewise')

• गन्धर्वाणि: Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
• गन्धर्वाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्वनाः: sounds
• स्वनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial procession begins: kettledrums, war-drums, trumpets, vīṇā, flute, and mṛdaṅga create a layered soundscape while gandharvas sing above a Himalayan sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred sound and ordered celebration accompany dharmic undertakings, strengthening resolve and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly; it is part of Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None, though it alludes to auspicious musical accompaniment in sacred occasions.