Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

मातंगी च ततः क्रुद्धा वक्त्रे चिक्षेप दानवम् । ततोऽपि दानवो रौद्रो नासारंध्रेण निर्गतः

Transliteration

mātaṃgī ca tataḥ kruddhā vaktre cikṣepa dānavam | tato'pi dānavo raudro nāsāraṃdhreṇa nirgataḥ

Translation

Alors Matangi, enragée, jeta le démon dans sa bouche. Pourtant, ce furieux danava ressortit par sa narine.

Word by Word

• mātaṃgī: Mātaṅgī (goddess)
• mātaṃgī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātaṃgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ततः (then/thereupon)

• kruddhā: angered
• kruddhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kruddha (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण from धातु क्रुध्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘क्रुद्धा’ (angered)

• vaktre: into the mouth
• vaktre: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc.), एकवचनम्; अधिकरणम् (in/into the mouth)

• cikṣepa: threw
• cikṣepa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; अर्थः—चिक्षेप (threw/cast)

• dānavam: the demon
• dānavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc.), एकवचनम्

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ततः (then/thereupon)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/even)

• dānavaḥ: the demon
• dānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• raudraḥ: fierce, furious
• raudraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of dānavaḥ)

• nāsāraṃdhreṇa: through the nostril-opening
• nāsāraṃdhreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāsā + raṃdhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr.), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—नासायाः रन्ध्रम्; करणम् (through/by the nostril-opening)

• nirgataḥ: came out, emerged
• nirgataḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir + gam (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘निर्गतः’ (having come out)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Dharmāraṇya context; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mātaṅgī, enraged, flings the demon into her mouth; astonishingly, the furious dānava bursts out through her nostril, escaping and returning to battle.

Characters & Entities

• Mātaṅgī
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Evil may appear resilient, yet it remains within the Goddess’s domain; divine sovereignty ultimately contains and overcomes demonic force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the sacred setting; the verse is primarily mythic narration rather than a direct tirtha-panegyric.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it describes the demon’s attempted escape and the intensity of the conflict.