Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 183

Devanagari script

धनेशश्च धनुः क्रुद्धो बिभेदबहुधा शरैः । वायुश्चक्रे च तिलशो रथं वा क्षोणिकूबरम्

Transliteration

dhaneśaśca dhanuḥ kruddho bibhedabahudhā śaraiḥ | vāyuścakre ca tilaśo rathaṃ vā kṣoṇikūbaram

Translation

Dhanesha (Kubera), courroucé, brisa l’arc en maints morceaux par ses flèches ; et Vāyu réduisit le char de Kṣoṇikūbara en miettes, telles des graines de sésame dispersées.

Word by Word

• धनेशः: Dhanesha (Kubera)
• धनेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'Dhanesha (Kubera)'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धनुः: the bow
• धनुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'bow'

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त → क्रुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'angered'

• बिभेद: broke, split
• बिभेद: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'split/broke'

• बहुधा: into many pieces
• बहुधा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'in many ways/into many pieces'

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन — 'with arrows'

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'Vāyu (Wind-god)'

• चक्रे: made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'did/made'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तिलशः: into tiny bits
• तिलशः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तिलशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'into tiny bits, like sesame grains'

• रथम्: the chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'chariot'

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle) — 'or'

• क्षोणिकूबरम्: Kṣoṇikūbara
• क्षोणिकूबरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोणि-कूबर (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: क्षोणि + कूबर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'Kṣoṇikūbara (name of a chariot/warrior)'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kubera/Dhaneśa, stern and wrathful, fires a volley that splinters a demon’s bow; simultaneously Vāyu whirls like a cyclone, tearing Kṣoṇikūbara’s chariot into sesame-like fragments scattered across the field.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanesha (Kubera)
• Vāyu
• Kṣoṇikūbara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, even the cosmic powers (wealth and wind) align to dismantle adharma’s instruments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.