Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
Devanagari script
शंबरास्त्रेण संधाय बाणमेकं ससर्ज ह । द्वितीयं चेन्द्रजालेनायोजितं प्रमुमोच ह
Transliteration
śaṃbarāstreṇa saṃdhāya bāṇamekaṃ sasarja ha | dvitīyaṃ cendrajālenāyojitaṃ pramumoca ha
Translation
Ajustant une flèche avec l’arme de Śambara, il la décocha ; puis il lâcha une seconde, investie du filet d’Indra (illusion).
Word by Word
śaṃbarāstreṇawith the Śambara-weapon
śaṃbarāstreṇa:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṃbara (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शम्बरस्य अस्त्रम्)
saṃdhāyahaving aimed / having fitted
saṃdhāya:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsam + dhā (धा धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having fixed/aimed/joined’
bāṇaman arrow
bāṇam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
ekamone
ekam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
sasarjareleased / discharged
sasarja:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsṛj (सृज् धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
haindeed / (narrative)
ha:
Sambandha (particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-निपात (narrative particle)
dvitīyamthe second (arrow)
dvitīyam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (conjunctive/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (and)
indra-jālenawith Indra’s net (illusion)
indra-jālena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootindra (प्रातिपदिक) + jāla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रस्य जालम्/माया)
āyojitamarranged / employed
āyojitam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootā + yuj (युज् धातु) → āyojita (कृदन्त, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (prepared/arranged)
pramumocalet loose / released
pramumoca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + muc (मुच् धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
haindeed / (narrative)
ha:
Sambandha (particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; वृत्तान्तसूचक-निपात
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Pāṇḍuputra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Two arrows are released: one charged with Śāmbara power, another with Indra’s net-like illusion; the air fills with lattice-like patterns and shimmering mirage effects.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śambara-astraI
IndrajālaI
IndraFAQs
Power can operate through both force and illusion; discernment is essential to uphold dharma amid deception.
None mentioned.
None.