Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

दंडं मुमोच कोपेन ज्वालामालासमाकुलम् । स गदां वियति प्राप्य ररासांबुधरोद्धतम्

Transliteration

daṃḍaṃ mumoca kopena jvālāmālāsamākulam | sa gadāṃ viyati prāpya rarāsāṃbudharoddhatam

Translation

Dans sa colère, il lança son bâton, ceint de guirlandes de flammes. Parvenu à la massue au milieu du ciel, il rugit tel un nuage d’orage gonflé et déchaîné.

Word by Word

• दण्डम्: a staff/rod
• दण्डम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुमोच: released/let go
• मुमोच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कोपेन: with anger
• कोपेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्वालामालासमाकुलम्: surrounded by garlands of flames
• ज्वालामालासमाकुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वाला + माला + समाकुल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘ज्वालामालाभिः समाकुलम्’ (filled with garlands of flames)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गदाम्: the mace
• गदाम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वियति: in the sky
• वियति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached/encountered
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); अव्ययभाव

• ररास: roared/resounded
• ररास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रास्/रस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ध्वन्यर्थक

• अम्बुधरोद्धतम्: swollen/raised by clouds
• अम्बुधरोद्धतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्बुधर + उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अम्बुधरैः उद्धतम्’ (raised/agitated by clouds)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, enraged, releases his staff encircled by garlands of flame; it meets the oncoming mace in the open sky, erupting with a cloud-like roar.

Characters & Entities

• Daṇḍa
• Gadā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked anger manifests as destructive force; true valor is meant to protect dharma, not be driven by rage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse; it is part of a martial narrative within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, focusing on the clash of weapons.