Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तस्याः संदर्शनादेव ततः कामशरैर्हतः । स दानवप्रधानश्च तत्क्षणादेव सद्द्विजाः

Transliteration

tasyāḥ saṃdarśanādeva tataḥ kāmaśarairhataḥ | sa dānavapradhānaśca tatkṣaṇādeva saddvijāḥ

Translation

Ô nobles deux-fois-nés, rien qu’à la voir, ce chef des dānavas fut aussitôt terrassé par les flèches de Kāma.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• संदर्शनात्: from (the) sight/seeing
• संदर्शनात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदर्थक-अव्ययम् (thereupon/from that)

• कामशरैः: by the arrows of Kāma
• कामशरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम-शर (प्रातिपदिक; काम + शर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामस्य शराः)

• हतः: struck/slain
• हतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• दानवप्रधानः: the chief of the demons
• दानवप्रधानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव-प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक; दानव + प्रधान)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दानवानां प्रधानः)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्क्षणात्: from that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्-क्षण (प्रातिपदिक; तत् + क्षण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (तस्मिन् क्षणे/तत्क्षण)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सत्-द्विजाः: O good twice-born (Brahmins)
• सत्-द्विजाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-द्विज (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + द्विज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative used as address), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (सन्तः द्विजाः)

Speaker

Sūta (narration addressing dvijas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: saddvijāḥ (twice-born listeners)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formidable dānava-chief, armored and proud, is halted mid-stride as an unseen Kāma releases flower-arrows; before him stands a radiant maiden/Devī-like figure whose mere presence triggers his collapse into enchantment.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma (Kāmadeva)
• Dānavapradhāna (daitya leader)
• Dvipra (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāma can overwhelm instantly through the senses; dharma therefore praises restraint and devotion as safeguards.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the Vindhya-centered tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse illustrates the psychological-spiritual force of kāma through Purāṇic imagery.