Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
Devanagari script
पतिते च गजे तस्मिन्सिंहनादो महानभूत् । सर्वतः सुरसैन्यानां गजबृंहितबृंहितः
Transliteration
patite ca gaje tasminsiṃhanādo mahānabhūt | sarvataḥ surasainyānāṃ gajabṛṃhitabṛṃhitaḥ
Translation
Lorsque cet éléphant tomba, un immense rugissement de lion s’éleva de toutes parts des armées des dieux, mêlé au barrissement des éléphants.
Word by Word
patitewhen (it) had fallen
patite:
Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
TypeVerb
Root√pat (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) सप्तमी-एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (and)
gajein/when the elephant
gaje:
Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
TypeNoun
Rootgaja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी
tasminin that (situation)
tasmin:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/Reference)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
siṃha-nādaḥa lion-roar
siṃha-nādaḥ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsiṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (siṃhasya nādaḥ)
mahāngreat
mahān:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (nādaḥ)
abhūtarose/occurred
abhūt:
Kriyā (Action)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
sarvataḥfrom all sides
sarvataḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsarvatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (from all sides)
sura-sainyānāmof the armies of the gods
sura-sainyānām:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (surāṇāṃ sainyāni)
gaja-bṛṃhita-bṛṃhitaḥmade resounding by elephant-trumpeting
gaja-bṛṃhita-bṛṃhitaḥ:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootgaja (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛṃhita (√bṛṃh, धातु; क्त) + bṛṃhita (√bṛṃh, धातु; क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (siṃhanādaḥ); पुनरुक्त-समास/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (gajabṛṃhitena bṛṃhitaḥ = made loud by elephant-trumpeting)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: As the elephant collapses, the deva armies erupt in a thunderous lion-roar from all sides, interwoven with the resonant trumpeting of their elephants; banners rise and the field surges with victorious energy.
Characters & Entities
S
Sura-sainyas (armies of the gods)FAQs
The triumph of dharma is celebrated collectively; righteous victory is portrayed as uplifting the whole host.
No holy site is mentioned.
None.