Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
Devanagari script
विचेतनो मुहूर्तात्स संस्तभ्य मथनः पुनः । गृहीत्वा परिघं मूर्ध्नि जनार्दनमताडयत्
Transliteration
vicetano muhūrtātsa saṃstabhya mathanaḥ punaḥ | gṛhītvā parighaṃ mūrdhni janārdanamatāḍayat
Translation
Mathana, rendu inconscient un instant, reprit ses esprits ; saisissant alors une massue de fer, il frappa Janardana à la tête.
Word by Word
विचेतनःunconscious
विचेतनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चेतन (प्रातिपदिक; नञर्थक/विप्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मथनः)
मुहूर्तात्after a moment
मुहूर्तात्:
Apadana (Source/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
संस्तभ्यhaving steadied/collected himself
संस्तभ्य:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-√स्तभ् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable); पूर्वक्रिया
मथनःMathana
मथनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमथन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again)
गृहीत्वाhaving seized
गृहीत्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Root√ग्रह् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया
परिघम्iron club/bar
परिघम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपरिघ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
मूर्ध्निon the head
मूर्ध्नि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
जनार्दनम्Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
जनार्दनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
अताडयत्struck
अताडयत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ताड् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Mathana collapses briefly, then steadies himself, lifts a heavy iron parigha overhead, and smashes it down toward Janārdana’s head.
Characters & Entities
M
MathanaJ
Janārdana (Viṣṇu)P
ParighaFAQs
Adharma may rise again even after defeat, but its persistence only highlights the need for steady vigilance in the protection of dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a continuation of the combat sequence.