Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
Devanagari script
मारुतप्रतिघातार्थं दानवानां बलाधिपः । नानाश्चर्यसमायुक्तो नानाद्रुमलतावृतः
Transliteration
mārutapratighātārthaṃ dānavānāṃ balādhipaḥ | nānāścaryasamāyukto nānādrumalatāvṛtaḥ
Translation
Pour contrer l’assaut du vent, le chef des forces des Dānavas fit surgir un prodige, riche de merveilles, couvert d’arbres variés et de lianes.
Word by Word
māruta-pratighāta-arthamfor the purpose of countering the wind
māruta-pratighāta-artham:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootmāruta (प्रातिपदिक) + pratighāta (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थकं (for the purpose of resisting the wind)
dānavānāmof the Dānavas
dānavānām:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
bala-adhipaḥlord of the army/forces
bala-adhipaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'बलस्य अधिपः'
nānā-āścarya-samāyuktaḥendowed with various wonders
nānā-āścarya-samāyuktaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + āścarya (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (√yuj, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'नानाविधैः आश्चर्यैः समायुक्तः'
nānā-druma-latā-āvṛtaḥcovered with various trees and creepers
nānā-druma-latā-āvṛtaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + druma (प्रातिपदिक) + latā (प्रातिपदिक) + āvṛta (√vṛ, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (druma+latā) within larger compound; 'नानाविधैः द्रुमलताभिः आवृतः'
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The Dānava commander conjures a wondrous, lush, vine-entangled formation—like a sudden forested bulwark—meant to block the onslaught of wind.
Characters & Entities
D
DānavasM
Māruta (Wind)FAQs
Adharma often responds with dazzling ‘wonders’ and coverings; discernment is needed to see through attractive appearances.
No holy site is referenced in this verse.
None.