Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
Devanagari script
तस्य दक्षिणतो भाति दण्डो गच्छञ्छ्रिया वृतः । भृग्वंगिरोभिः सहितो देवैरप्य भिपूजितः
Transliteration
tasya dakṣiṇato bhāti daṇḍo gacchañchriyā vṛtaḥ | bhṛgvaṃgirobhiḥ sahito devairapya bhipūjitaḥ
Translation
उसके दाहिने ओर चलता हुआ दण्ड शोभा से घिरकर चमक रहा था; वह भृगु और अङ्गिरा के साथ था, और देवताओं द्वारा भी पूजित था।
Word by Word
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessive/genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular); सर्वनाम
दक्षिणतःto the right
दक्षिणतः:
Adhikarana (Locative sense)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदक्षिणतः (अव्यय)
Formदिशावाचक अव्यय (adverb: on the right side)
भातिshines/appears
भाति:
Kriya (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootभा (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)
दण्डःstaff/rod
दण्डः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)
गच्छन्going/moving
गच्छन्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootगम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Present active participle, Masculine, Nom, Singular)
श्रियाwith splendor
श्रिया:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)
वृतःsurrounded/covered
वृतः:
Karta (Subject complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Past passive participle, Masculine, Nom, Singular)
भृग्वंगिरोभिःby Bhṛgus and Aṅgirases
भृग्वंगिरोभिः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु + अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)
सहितःaccompanied (together)
सहितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसह (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)
अपिalso/even
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle: also/even)
अभिपूजितःhonored/worshipped
अभिपूजितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि + पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Past passive participle, Masculine, Nom, Singular)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Characters & Entities
D
Daṇḍa (Staff)B
BhṛguA
AṅgirasD
DevasFAQs
Dharma and discipline (daṇḍa) are portrayed as luminous and venerable—revered by sages and gods alike.
No site is named; the emphasis is on the sanctity of dharmic authority within the divine host.
None; this is a praise-description of sacred symbols and their honor.