Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
पर्वताभे गजे भीमे मदस्राविणि दुर्दमे । सितचित्रपताके तु प्रभिन्नकरटामुखे
Transliteration
parvatābhe gaje bhīme madasrāviṇi durdame | sitacitrapatāke tu prabhinnakaraṭāmukhe
Translation
山のごとき巨象に乗り――恐るべく、発情の液を滴らせ、制し難く――白く文様ある旗を掲げ、こめかみは裂けて流れ出で（彼は進み来た）。
Word by Word
पर्वताभेin/at (one) mountain-like
पर्वताभे:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्वत + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative singular masculine)
गजेon the elephant
गजे:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootगज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (locative singular masculine)
भीमेterrible
भीमे:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभीम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative singular masculine)
मदस्राविणिoozing rut-fluid
मदस्राविणि:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमद + स्राविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative singular masculine)
दुर्दमेhard to subdue
दुर्दमे:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर् + दम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative singular masculine)
सितचित्रपताकेwith white, variegated banners
सितचित्रपताके:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसित + चित्र + पताका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative singular masculine)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक-निपातः (particle: but/indeed)
प्रभिन्नकरटामुखेwith split temples and face (of the elephant)
प्रभिन्नकरटामुखे:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभिन्न + करट + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (locative singular masculine)
Speaker
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A mountain-like war-elephant surges forward, rut-fluid streaming from split temples; a white patterned banner flutters above; the atmosphere is dust-laden and ominous as the beast advances toward Hari’s side.
Characters & Entities
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Elephant (war-mount)FAQs
Outer power and terrifying display are depicted as transient; dharma is not measured by spectacle but by alignment with the divine.
None stated; the verse is a martial description rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.