Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
ततो बद्धभुजं दैत्यं विफलीकृतपौरुषम् । ताडयामास गदया दयामुत्सृज्य पाशभृत्
Transliteration
tato baddhabhujaṃ daityaṃ viphalīkṛtapauruṣam | tāḍayāmāsa gadayā dayāmutsṛjya pāśabhṛt
Translation
Alors le porteur du lacet, rejetant toute compassion, frappa d’une massue (gadā) le Daitya, les bras liés et la vaillance rendue vaine.
Word by Word
tataḥthen, thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable adverb): ‘thereupon/then’
baddha-bhujamwith arms bound
baddha-bhujam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootbaddha (कृदन्त; √bandh ‘बन्ध्’)+bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of ‘daityam’)
daityamthe demon
daityam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
viphalī-kṛta-pauruṣamwhose manliness/strength was rendered futile
viphalī-kṛta-pauruṣam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootviphalī-kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ ‘कृ’)+pauruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of ‘daityam’)
tāḍayāmāsastruck, beat
tāḍayāmāsa:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√tāḍ (ताड्)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
gadayāwith a mace
gadayā:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootgadā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
dayāmcompassion, mercy
dayām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdayā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
utsṛjyahaving cast aside
utsṛjya:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sṛj (सृज्) + ut- (उपसर्ग)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having abandoned/setting aside’
pāśa-bhṛtthe bearer of the noose
pāśa-bhṛt:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpāśa (प्रातिपदिक)+bhṛt (कृदन्त; √bhṛ ‘भृ’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘पाशं बिभर्ति’ इति
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A noose-bearing divine warrior stands over a daitya whose arms are bound; the deity raises a heavy mace, compassion set aside, delivering a decisive blow amid a battlefield of dust and shattered chariots.
Characters & Entities
V
VaruṇaD
DaityaFAQs
Dharma can be stern: when adharma threatens the world, divine guardians may act decisively, even setting aside leniency.
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