Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

बलं तेजश्च योगांश्च सर्वेषां जगृहे प्रभुः । अथ तेषु स्थितेष्वेव मन्युमत्सु सुरेष्वपि

Transliteration

balaṃ tejaśca yogāṃśca sarveṣāṃ jagṛhe prabhuḥ | atha teṣu sthiteṣveva manyumatsu sureṣvapi

Translation

Le Seigneur leur retira à tous la force, l’éclat et les pouvoirs du yoga. Et tandis que ces dieux demeuraient encore là, le cœur rempli de courroux,

Word by Word

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tejaḥ: splendor, energy
• tejaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yogān: yogic powers / unions
• yogān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sarveṣām: of all (of them)
• sarveṣām: Apadana/Source (taken from/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सर्वनाम-सदृश-प्रयोगः

• jagṛhe: took, seized
• jagṛhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse marker (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• teṣu: among them / in them
• teṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• sthiteṣu: when (they were) standing/remaining
• sthiteṣu: Adhikarana (Locative absolute base/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषणम्

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• manyu-matsu: among the wrathful
• manyu-matsu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manyumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• sureṣu: among the gods
• sureṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• api: also
• api: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wave of invisible force emanates from the Lord; the gods’ halos dim, their postures slacken, yet their faces burn with anger as they remain standing, powerless.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Śiva)
• Devāḥ/Sura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All capacities—strength, brilliance, and spiritual power—are gifts sustained by the Supreme; without grace, they vanish.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.