Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
तेषामग्रेसरो जम्भः कुजम्भोनंतरस्तथा । महिषः कुञ्जरो मेषः कालनेमिर्निमिस्तथा
Transliteration
teṣāmagresaro jambhaḥ kujambhonaṃtarastathā | mahiṣaḥ kuñjaro meṣaḥ kālanemirnimistathā
Translation
À leur avant-garde marchait Jambha; puis venait Kujambha; et encore Mahiṣa, Kuñjara, Meṣa, ainsi que Kālanemi et Nimi.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)
अग्रेसरःleader, foremost
अग्रेसरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्रेसर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
जम्भःJambha
जम्भः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)
कुजम्भःKujambha
कुजम्भः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकुजम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)
अनन्तरःnext, immediately following
अनन्तरः:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)
तथाand likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb/conjunctive: 'thus/also')
महिषःMahiṣa
महिषः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)
कुञ्जरःKuñjara
कुञ्जरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकुञ्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)
मेषःMeṣa
मेषः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)
कालनेमिःKālanemi
कालनेमिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकालनेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य नेमिः/‘whose rim is time’ as name)
निमिःNimi
निमिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनिमि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)
तथाand likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (conjunctive/adverb)
Speaker
Nārada (continuing narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A daitya host is introduced by name in a formal roll-call: Jambha at the front, followed by Kujambha, Mahiṣa, Kuñjara, Meṣa, Kālanemi, and Nimi—each suggested as a distinct, emblematic figure in the marching vanguard.
Characters & Entities
J
JambhaK
KujambhaM
MahiṣaK
KuñjaraM
MeṣaK
KālanemiN
NimiFAQs
The roster of formidable names heightens the narrative tension, emphasizing how dharma confronts organized and powerful opposition.
None.
None.