Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

जज्वलुर्देवसैन्यानि सस्यंदनगजानि च । दह्यमानेष्व नीकेषु तेजसास्त्रस्य सर्वतः

Transliteration

jajvalurdevasainyāni sasyaṃdanagajāni ca | dahyamāneṣva nīkeṣu tejasāstrasya sarvataḥ

Translation

Les armées des dieux, avec leurs chars et leurs éléphants, s’embrasèrent, tandis que les corps de troupes brûlaient de toutes parts sous l’éclat du Tejasāstra.

Word by Word

• jajvaluḥ: blazed/burned
• jajvaluḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jval (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• deva-sainyāni: the armies of the gods
• deva-sainyāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां सैन्यानि)

• sa-syaṃdana-gajāni: chariots and elephants together (war-units)
• sa-syaṃdana-gajāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘सहित’) + syaṃdana (प्रातिपदिक) + gaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (स्यन्दनैः सह गजाः) → ‘रथसहित-गजाः/रथगजाः’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dahyamāneṣu: while being burned
• dahyamāneṣu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dahyamāna (कृदन्त; √dah दाहे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle)

• nīkeṣu: in the battle-formations/hosts
• nīkeṣu: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• tejasaḥ: of the Tejasa (weapon)
• tejasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• astrasya: of the weapon
• astrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी, एकवचन

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Adhikarana (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/प्रकारवाचक) = indeclinable adverb ‘everywhere/from all sides’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Deva battalions ignite; chariots and elephants are rimmed with flame; heat-waves distort the air as the Tejasāstra radiates in all directions.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Tejasāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted forces can suffer when confronted by overpowering energies; dharma requires protection through right means, not mere pride in strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse is part of a war description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a narrative of burning caused by an astra.