Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
Devanagari script
ततस्तस्याप्यनुपदं कालायसमयं दृढम् । मुमोच मुद्गरं विष्णुर्द्वितीयं पर्वतं यथा
Transliteration
tatastasyāpyanupadaṃ kālāyasamayaṃ dṛḍham | mumoca mudgaraṃ viṣṇurdvitīyaṃ parvataṃ yathā
Translation
Alors, aussitôt après, Viṣṇu lança une seconde arme : une masse compacte de fer noir, telle une seconde montagne s’abattant.
Word by Word
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb)
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle)
anupadamimmediately/step by step
anupadam:
Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanupada (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
kālāyasa-mayammade of black iron
kālāyasa-mayam:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkāla-āyasa (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: kālāyasa-maya ‘made of black iron’); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (mudgaram इति विशेष्यस्य)
dṛḍhamfirm/solid
dṛḍham:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (mudgaram इति विशेष्यस्य)
mumocareleased/let go
mumoca:
Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootmuc (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
mudgarama mace/hammer
mudgaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
viṣṇuḥViṣṇu
viṣṇuḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
dvitīyamsecond
dvitīyam:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (mudgaram इति विशेष्यस्य)
parvatama mountain
parvatam:
Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootparvata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
yathāas/like
yathā:
Upamana (Comparison marker/उपमान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Immediately after the first throw, Viṣṇu releases a second, black-iron mace—dense and heavy—descending like a mountain, compressing the air and darkening the scene.
Characters & Entities
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ViṣṇuFAQs
When dharma is opposed, divine strength manifests with unstoppable momentum.
None mentioned.
None.