Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

भोभो गृह्णत दैत्येंद्रं भिंदतैनं महाबलाः । कर्षतैनं शितैः शूलैर्भञ्जतैनं हि मर्मसु

Transliteration

bhobho gṛhṇata daityeṃdraṃ bhiṃdatainaṃ mahābalāḥ | karṣatainaṃ śitaiḥ śūlairbhañjatainaṃ hi marmasu

Translation

“Ho! Ho! Tangkap raja para daitya! Wahai para perkasa, tikamlah dia! Seretlah dia dengan trisula yang tajam—hantam dan remukkan pada titik-titik vitalnya!”

Word by Word

• भोभो: hey! hey!
• भोभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोभो (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-निपात)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative interjection), पुनरुक्ति (reduplication)

• गृह्णत: seize! / take hold!
• गृह्णत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• दैत्येन्द्रम्: the lord of the Daityas (demon-king)
• दैत्येन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्येन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) = दैत्य + इन्द्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भिन्दत: pierce! / split!
• भिन्दत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महाबलाः: the mighty ones
• महाबलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक) = महा + बल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• कर्षत: drag! / pull!
• कर्षत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शितैः: with sharp
• शितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शूलैः: spears/tridents
• शूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• भञ्जत: break! / crush!
• भञ्जत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भञ्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed / surely
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-बल (emphasis)

• मर्मसु: in the vital spots/joints
• मर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Rudras (within the narrative), reported by Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A battlefield tableau: Rudra-gaṇas shouting commands, surrounding the daitya-king; tridents raised, bodies in dynamic torsion, dust and weapon-glint filling the air.

Characters & Entities

• Rudras
• Daityendra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous power must act decisively against oppression; dharma is preserved not by hesitation but by firm, disciplined response.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is a direct martial exhortation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.