Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74
Devanagari script
दैत्यस्य हृदयं षड्भिर्विव्याध च शरैस्त्रिभिः । चतुर्भिः सारथिं चास्य ध्वजं चैकेन पत्रिणा
Transliteration
daityasya hṛdayaṃ ṣaḍbhirvivyādha ca śaraistribhiḥ | caturbhiḥ sārathiṃ cāsya dhvajaṃ caikena patriṇā
Translation
Il perça le cœur du démon de six flèches; puis, de trois autres, il le frappa encore. De quatre, il blessa le cocher, et d’un seul trait empenné il abattit l’étendard.
Word by Word
दैत्यस्यof the demon
दैत्यस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
हृदयम्heart
हृदयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
षड्भिःwith six
षड्भिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootषष् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
त्रिभिःwith three
त्रिभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण
चतुर्भिःwith four
चतुर्भिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण
सारथिम्charioteer
सारथिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
अस्यof him
अस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
ध्वजम्banner/standard
ध्वजम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
एकेनwith one
एकेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण
पत्रिणाwith a feathered arrow
पत्रिणा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A chariot-battle tableau: Keśava’s arrows strike in counted volleys—heart, charioteer, and banner—showing tactical precision; the demon reels as the banner falls.
Characters & Entities
V
Viṣṇu (implied)K
Kālanemi (contextual demon)FAQs
Adharma is dismantled systematically—strength, support (charioteer), and pride (banner) are all brought down.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None.