Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
शंकरं ताडयामास गदाघातैर्मुहुर्मुहुः
Transliteration
śaṃkaraṃ tāḍayāmāsa gadāghātairmuhurmuhuḥ
Translation
Maintes et maintes fois, il frappa Śaṅkara avec les coups de sa massue.
Word by Word
śaṃkaramŚaṅkara (Śiva)
śaṃkaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
tāḍayāmāsastruck; beat
tāḍayāmāsa:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√tāḍ (धातु)
Formलिट् (परिप्रयोगः—आमास-प्रत्ययान्त), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; कारणार्थ-प्रयोगः ‘beat/struck’
gadāghātaiḥwith blows of a mace
gadāghātaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootgadā-ghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गदायाः आघाताः)
muhuḥrepeatedly
muhuḥ:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootmuhus (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (काल/आवृत्तिबोधक) — ‘again and again’
muhuḥagain and again
muhuḥ:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootmuhus (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (पुनरुक्ति) — emphasis ‘again and again’
Speaker
Sūta (implied continuation of narration)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A furious demon rains repeated mace-blows upon Śaṅkara; Śiva stands firm, absorbing the impacts, while gaṇas and devas watch in alarm and awe.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śaṅkara (Śiva)M
Mace (Gadā)A
Andhaka (context)FAQs
Violence against the divine symbolizes the height of delusion; purāṇas depict such acts to highlight the tragic blindness of adharma.
The māhātmya setting is Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, but this verse is purely martial narration.
None.