Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

सिंहारूढो दंशितश्च त्रिशुलेन हि संयुतः । दैत्यानामर्बुदेनैव सिंहारूढेन संवृतः

Transliteration

siṃhārūḍho daṃśitaśca triśulena hi saṃyutaḥ | daityānāmarbudenaiva siṃhārūḍhena saṃvṛtaḥ

Translation

Monté sur un lion, revêtu d’une armure et brandissant un trident, il était entouré d’une immense multitude de Daityas, eux aussi montés sur des lions.

Word by Word

• सिंहारूढः: mounted on a lion
• सिंहारूढः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + आरूढ (आ-रुह् धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (सिंहे आरूढः = mounted on a lion)

• दंशितः: fanged/biting
• दंशितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दंश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (armed with fangs/biting; or 'having bitten')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• त्रिशूलेन: with a trident
• त्रिशूलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतुबोधक (particle: indeed/for)

• संयुतः: equipped
• संयुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (endowed/connected)

• दैत्यानाम्: of the demons
• दैत्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• अर्बुदेन: by a myriad
• अर्बुदेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental; 'a myriad/ten million')

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle: just/only)

• सिंहारूढेन: by lion-riders
• सिंहारूढेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + आरूढ (आ-रुह् धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (सिंहे आरूढेन)

• संवृतः: surrounded
• संवृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; (surrounded/covered)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fearsome asura commander on a lion, armored and gripping a trident, advances with an ocean-like host of lion-mounted daityas behind him; dust clouds rise, banners whip, and weapon-glows streak the air.

Characters & Entities

• Kalānemi (contextual)
• Daityas
• Lion (vāhana)
• Triśūla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer splendour and fearsome display cannot substitute for inner righteousness; adharma gathers force but not legitimacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s Kedāra-kṣetra context underlies the narration; this verse describes the antagonist’s martial array.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.