Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
Devanagari script
आजग्मुस्तत्र दैत्याश्च दशा चंडपराक्रमाः । कोटिकोटिपरिवारा अन्ये च बहवो रणे
Transliteration
ājagmustatra daityāśca daśā caṃḍaparākramāḥ | koṭikoṭiparivārā anye ca bahavo raṇe
Translation
Alors vinrent les Daityas, au nombre de dix, d’une vaillance farouche; et bien d’autres encore, chacun entouré de crores et de crores de partisans, prêts pour le combat.
Word by Word
आजग्मुःcame
आजग्मुः:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)
दैत्याःDaityas (demons)
दैत्याः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
दशten
दश:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण (qualifying implied group)
चण्डपराक्रमाःof fierce prowess
चण्डपराक्रमाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootचण्ड-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; चण्ड + पराक्रम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘fierce in valour’)
कोटिकोटिपरिवाराःwith entourages of countless crores
कोटिकोटिपरिवाराः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootकोटि-कोटि-परिवार (प्रातिपदिक; कोटि + कोटि + परिवार)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (‘having entourages of crores upon crores’)
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
बहवःmany
बहवः:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘अन्ये’)
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
Nārada (continuing narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Ten principal Daityas of terrifying prowess arrive, each like a war-lord, followed by immeasurable ranks—standards, elephants, chariots, and foot-soldiers filling the horizon, dust rising before battle.
Characters & Entities
D
DaityasB
battle (raṇa)FAQs
It underscores the enormity of opposition that dharma may face—setting up the Purāṇic theme that divine order ultimately prevails.
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