Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126
Devanagari script
ववर्ष दानवो रोषादवध्यानक्षयानपि । तैरस्त्रैर्दानवोन्मुक्तैर्देवानीकेषु भीषणैः
Transliteration
vavarṣa dānavo roṣādavadhyānakṣayānapi | tairastrairdānavonmuktairdevānīkeṣu bhīṣaṇaiḥ
Translation
Enragé, le Dānava fit pleuvoir des missiles inépuisables et inattaquables. Les rangs des dieux furent assaillis de terreur par ces armes effroyables relâchées par le démon.
Word by Word
vavarṣarained down (weapons)
vavarṣa:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√vṛṣ (वृष् धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; अर्थः: वर्षयामास (rained down)
dānavaḥthe demon
dānavaḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdānava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
roṣātfrom anger/out of rage
roṣāt:
Hetu (Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootroṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause)
avadhyānunslayable
avadhyān:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of astrān understood)
TypeAdjective
Roota- + vadhya (√vadh, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गः ‘अ-’ = not to be slain
akṣayānimperishable
akṣayān:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of astrān understood)
TypeAdjective
Roota- + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक = imperishable
apieven/also
api:
Sambandha (Emphasis/Addition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय/अपि-कार) = also/even
taiḥby those/with those
taiḥ:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
astraiḥwith weapons
astraiḥ:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootastra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
dānava-unmuktaiḥreleased by the demon
dānava-unmuktaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of astraiḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootdānava (प्रातिपदिक) + unmukta (ud-√muc, कृदन्त/क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः = ‘दानवेन उन्मुक्तैः’ (released by the demon)
deva-anīkeṣuamong the hosts of the gods
deva-anīkeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/Target domain)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः = ‘देवानाम् अनीकानि’ (troops/hosts of gods)
bhīṣaṇaiḥterrible
bhīṣaṇaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of astraiḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘भīषणैः’ = terrible (agreeing with astraiḥ)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The demon unleashes a torrential downpour of dreadful missiles—endless, unassailable—blanketing the deva formations; shields splinter, banners fall, and fear ripples through the ranks.
Characters & Entities
D
DānavaD
Devānīka (Deva hosts)FAQs
Anger multiplies destructive power; dharma traditions warn that roṣa (wrath) drives beings toward ruin.
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