Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सोंऽधकस्य बले वीर्ये धैर्ये कोपे च दानवः । सहस्रगुणितश्चासीद्रौद्रः परमदारुणः

Transliteration

soṃ'dhakasya bale vīrye dhairye kope ca dānavaḥ | sahasraguṇitaścāsīdraudraḥ paramadāruṇaḥ

Translation

Ce Dānava, en force, vaillance, fermeté et courroux, devint mille fois supérieur à Andhaka : farouche et terriblement redoutable.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्धकस्य: of Andhaka
• अन्धकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बले: in strength
• बले: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वीर्ये: in valor/potency
• वीर्ये: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धैर्ये: in courage/steadfastness
• धैर्ये: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कोपे: in anger
• कोपे: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सहस्रगुणितः: multiplied a thousandfold
• सहस्रगुणितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र + गुणित (प्रातिपदिक; गुणित = √गुण्/√गण्? → गुणित ‘multiplied’, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सहस्रेण गुणितः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• रौद्रः: fierce
• रौद्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमदारुणः: extremely dreadful
• परमदारुणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमं दारुणः)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration from the adhyāya opening)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis of Naimiṣāraṇya (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce portrait of Vṛka: towering daitya with blazing eyes, aura of flames, storm clouds and trembling devas in the background; a faint silhouette of Andhaka behind, smaller, to show ‘thousandfold’ comparison.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛka (implied)
• Andhaka
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas depict escalating might to show how adharma intensifies before divine rebalancing restores order.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding narrative belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse is character-description rather than tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.