Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
Devanagari script
ततोऽस्त्रं मौशलंनाम मुमोच सुमहाभयम् । अथोग्रमुसलैः सर्वमभवत्पूरितं जगत्
Transliteration
tato'straṃ mauśalaṃnāma mumoca sumahābhayam | athogramusalaiḥ sarvamabhavatpūritaṃ jagat
Translation
Puis il lança l’arme nommée Mauśala, d’une terreur extrême ; et dès lors, le monde entier sembla rempli de redoutables massues de fer.
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)
अस्त्रम्weapon; missile
अस्त्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (मुमोच)
मौशलम्club-related; of the pestle/club
मौशलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootमौशल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (अस्त्रम्)
नामnamed; called
नाम:
Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय/निपात)
Formअव्यय (निपात) — नामार्थे 'called/namely'
मुमोचreleased; discharged
मुमोच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
सु-महा-भयम्very greatly terrifying
सु-महा-भयम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (अस्त्रम्)
अथthen
अथ:
Adhikarana (Discourse marker/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थ) — 'then/thereupon'
उग्र-मुसलैःwith fierce clubs/pestles
उग्र-मुसलैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मुसल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (पूरितम्/अभवत्)
सर्वम्entire
सर्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (जगत्)
अभवत्became; was
अभवत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
पूरितम्filled
पूरितम्:
Kriya (Predicative complement/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootपूरि (धातु: पूर्/पॄ)
Formक्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त/Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (सर्वम् जगत्)
जगत्world
जगत्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Jambha hurls/releases a named weapon; from the sky and all directions manifest countless iron clubs, filling the horizon like a storm of maces, casting shadows over devas and cities.
Characters & Entities
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Mauśala-astraFAQs
Unchecked power multiplies fear; dharma requires restraint, because weapons can ‘fill the world’ with suffering.
No site is praised here; it is a description of an astra being deployed.
None.