Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ततः कोपपरीतात्मा महिषो दानवाधिपः । महावेगं समासाद्य तस्यैवाभिमुखो ययौ

Transliteration

tataḥ kopaparītātmā mahiṣo dānavādhipaḥ | mahāvegaṃ samāsādya tasyaivābhimukho yayau

Translation

Alors Mahiṣa, seigneur des Dānavas, l’âme envahie de colère, prit un élan prodigieux et se rua droit vers lui.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• कोपपरीतात्मा: whose mind was overcome by anger
• कोपपरीतात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kopa-parīta-ātman (प्रातिपदिक); kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + parīta (कृदन्त) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (whose self is overcome by anger)

• महिषः: the buffalo(-demon)
• महिषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• दानवाधिपः: lord of the Dānavas
• दानवाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava-adhipa (प्रातिपदिक); dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• महावेगम्: great speed/impetus
• महावेगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-vega (प्रातिपदिक); mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• समासाद्य: having attained/assuming
• समासाद्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive/Gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possession/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• अभिमुखः: facing toward
• अभिमुखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhimukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahīṣa, the buffalo-demon lord, eyes blazing with anger, lowers his head and charges at high speed straight toward Indra’s direction, dust and wind rising from his rush.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣa
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Uncontrolled anger propels beings into reckless action; dharma calls for mastery over krodha even amid conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is within Tīrthamāhātmya, but the snippet itself focuses on the battle episode rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is narrative description of the conflict.