Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

सव्यतो दशहस्तश्च धृतशूलाद्युदायुधः । दक्षिणे च चतुर्हस्तो धृतचक्राद्युदायुधः

Transliteration

savyato daśahastaśca dhṛtaśūlādyudāyudhaḥ | dakṣiṇe ca caturhasto dhṛtacakrādyudāyudhaḥ

Translation

À gauche, il avait dix bras, brandissant le trident et d’autres armes levées ; à droite, il avait quatre bras, tenant le disque et d’autres armes dressées.

Word by Word

• सव्यतः: on the left
• सव्यतः: Adhikarana (Directional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सव्यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्/स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (on the left side)

• दशहस्तः: ten-handed
• दशहस्तः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धृतशूलादि-उदायुधः: bearing spears and other uplifted weapons
• धृतशूलादि-उदायुधः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत (धृ धातु + क्त) + शूल + आदि + उदायुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासार्थः: धृतानि शूलादीनि उदायुधानि यस्य (held spears etc. as raised weapons)

• दक्षिणे: on the right
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (Location/direction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• चतुर्हस्तः: four-handed
• चतुर्हस्तः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• धृतचक्रादि-उदायुधः: bearing discus and other uplifted weapons
• धृतचक्रादि-उदायुधः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत (धृ धातु + क्त) + चक्र + आदि + उदायुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासार्थः: धृतानि चक्रादीनि उदायुधानि यस्य

Speaker

Barbarīka

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhīma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The composite warrior is described with asymmetric iconography: left side ten-armed with trident and raised weapons; right side four-armed with discus and raised weapons—an explicit Harihara martial theophany.

Characters & Entities

• Barbarīka
• Śūla (trident)
• Cakra (discus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays the harmony of divine powers—Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava attributes appear together, teaching unity behind sectarian forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, not prescriptive.