Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तेन शंखनिनादेन विषाक्तेनैव भूयसा । श्रुतमात्रेण रिपवो मूर्च्छिताः पतिता भुवि

Transliteration

tena śaṃkhaninādena viṣāktenaiva bhūyasā | śrutamātreṇa ripavo mūrcchitāḥ patitā bhuvi

Translation

その法螺の響きは、いよいよ強き毒のごとく、ただ聞いただけで敵は気絶し、地に倒れ伏した。

Word by Word

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• śaṃkha-ninādena: by the conch-blast
• śaṃkha-ninādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkha (शंख-प्रातिपदिक) + nināda (निनाद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (conch’s sound)

• viṣāktena: poisonous
• viṣāktena: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣākta (विषाक्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (poisoned/venomous)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• bhūyasā: all the more / greatly
• bhūyasā: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūyas (भूयस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative: more/greater)

• śruta-mātreṇa: by mere hearing
• śruta-mātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruta (श्रुत-प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त) + mātra (मात्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (only by hearing)

• ripavaḥ: enemies
• ripavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (रिपु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• mūrcchitāḥ: fainted
• mūrcchitāḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित-प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• patitāḥ: fallen
• patitāḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patita (पतित-प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• bhuvi: on the ground
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (भूमि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Enemies stagger and collapse as invisible sound-waves strike them; faces show shock, hands loosen weapons, horses rear, banners tilt, dust rises from falling bodies.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma loses strength even before direct confrontation; the very proclamation of righteous power can paralyze wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description.