Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
ददृशे च ततः शैलः शतशृंगोऽतिविस्तरः । नानाशिलाः प्रमुमुचे नानावृक्षांश्च सोच्छ्रयान्
Transliteration
dadṛśe ca tataḥ śailaḥ śataśṛṃgo'tivistaraḥ | nānāśilāḥ pramumuce nānāvṛkṣāṃśca socchrayān
Translation
Puis apparut une montagne—vaste, aux cent sommets. Elle projeta maintes sortes de rochers, et aussi de nombreux arbres, dressés très haut.
Word by Word
ददृशेwas seen / appeared
ददृशे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formकाल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/from there)
शैलःmountain
शैलः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशैल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन
शतशृङ्गःhundred-peaked
शतशृङ्गः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशत + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (having a hundred peaks)
अतिविस्तरःvery vast
अतिविस्तरः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (very extensive)
नानाशिलाःvarious rocks
नानाशिलाः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनाना (अव्यय) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
प्रमुमुचेreleased / let loose
प्रमुमुचे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-
नानावृक्षान्various trees
नानावृक्षान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनाना (अव्यय) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
सोच्छ्रयान्lofty / elevated
सोच्छ्रयान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-सदृश) + उच्छ्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (with lofty height)
Speaker
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A colossal, many-peaked mountain manifests suddenly, flinging boulders and uprooted tall trees in all directions, as if the terrain itself has become a combatant.
FAQs
When cosmic order is challenged, nature itself becomes a stage for overwhelming forces—yet dharma remains the measure of victory.
No site is identified; the verse is descriptive, not a tīrtha-māhātmya statement.
None.