Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

संग्राममकरोद्रौद्रं न कृतं यच्च केनचित् । निहता दानवाः सर्वे संख्यया परिवर्जिताः

Transliteration

saṃgrāmamakarodraudraṃ na kṛtaṃ yacca kenacit | nihatā dānavāḥ sarve saṃkhyayā parivarjitāḥ

Translation

Il livra un combat terrifiant, tel qu’aucun n’en avait jamais livré. Tous les Dānavas furent abattus, au-delà de tout dénombrement.

Word by Word

• संग्रामम्: battle
• संग्रामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अकरोत्: made/undertook
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• रौद्रम्: terrible, fierce
• रौद्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संग्रामम्)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (अत्र ‘न कृतम्’ = ‘was not done’)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object—relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

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

• केनचित्: by anyone
• केनचित्: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतुः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite: ‘by anyone’)

• निहताः: slain
• निहताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दानवाः: demons (Dānavas)
• दानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दानवाः)

• संख्यया: by count/number
• संख्यया: Karana (Instrument/Measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करणभावे (as a measure/standard)

• परिवर्जिताः: left out, spared
• परिवर्जिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वर्ज् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (अर्थः ‘excluded/left out’)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce, unprecedented battle: Gaṇeśa (Gaṇanātha) leading or participating, overwhelming innumerable Dānavas; chaos of weapons, banners, dust, and divine radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa (implied agent)
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is upheld, divine power removes overwhelming forces of adharma, even when they seem ‘innumerable’.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly identified in this verse; it functions as a heroic backdrop within the chapter’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.