Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

वाद्यमानेषु तूर्येषु ते सर्वे त्वरयान्विताः । अनेकैः शस्त्रसंघातैर्जघ्नुरन्योन्यमोजसा

Transliteration

vādyamāneṣu tūryeṣu te sarve tvarayānvitāḥ | anekaiḥ śastrasaṃghātairjaghnuranyonyamojasā

Translation

Quand retentirent les trompettes de guerre, tous, emportés par la hâte, se frappèrent les uns les autres avec force, par d’innombrables coups d’armes.

Word by Word

• वाद्यमानेषु: while being played
• वाद्यमानेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाद्य (कृदन्त/धातु √वद्/√वाद्, कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present passive participle) — ‘being played/sounded’

• तूर्येषु: in the musical instruments
• तूर्येषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• त्वरया: with haste
• त्वरया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• अन्विताः: endowed (with)
• अन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त; धातु √इ (गत्यर्थ), क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle) — ‘endowed/possessed’

• अनेकैः: with many
• अनेकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter)

• शस्त्रसंघातैः: with masses/volleys of weapons
• शस्त्रसंघातैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शस्त्राणां संघाताः)

• जघ्नुः: they struck/killed
• जघ्नुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• अन्योन्यम्: each other
• अन्योन्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक; परस्परार्थ)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘each other’

• ओजसा: with strength
• ओजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense battlefield erupts as war-trumpets blare; Devas and Asuras rush in haste, striking each other with a rain of weapons, bodies angled forward in momentum and clash.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Asura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Haste and aggression multiply harm; Dharma emphasizes discernment (viveka) before action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter is situated within Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), though the verse itself is not a direct tīrtha eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears in this verse.