Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

पीड्यमाने च बलिना कंठे तस्या मुहुर्मुहुः । मुमुोच विविधाञ्छब्दान्वज्राहत इवाचलः

Transliteration

pīḍyamāne ca balinā kaṃṭhe tasyā muhurmuhuḥ | mumuोca vividhāñchabdānvajrāhata ivācalaḥ

Translation

Et tandis que le puissant lui pressait la gorge à maintes reprises, elle laissait échapper, encore et encore, des sons variés—tel un mont frappé par la foudre.

Word by Word

• pīḍyamāne: while being pressed
• pīḍyamāne: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कर्मणि कृदन्त), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Present passive participle, Locative, Singular; सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = conjunction

• balinā: by the strong one
• balinā: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• kaṇṭhe: in/on the neck
• kaṇṭhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Locative, Singular

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Frequency/आवृत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्तिवाचक) = adverb “again and again”

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Frequency/आवृत्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति) = repetition for emphasis

• mumoca: released/uttered
• mumoca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• vividhān: various
• vividhān: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन = Masculine, Accusative, Plural; शब्दान् विशेषयति

• śabdān: sounds/cries
• śabdān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन = Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• vajrāhataḥ: struck by a thunderbolt
• vajrāhataḥ: Upamana (Simile qualifier/उपमान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra + āhata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (करण-तत्पुरुष: वज्रेण आहतः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• iva: like
• iva: Upamana (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय = particle of comparison “like/as”

• acalaḥ: a mountain
• acalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular; अचल = पर्वत

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Repeated pressure forces the captive to emit harsh, varied cries; the sound is imagined as a mountain cracking under a thunderbolt strike.

Characters & Entities

• Barbarīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disruptive powers may roar, but steadfast strength grounded in dharma renders them ineffective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narrative within the ongoing homa context.