Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
दोलाधिरूढमालोक्य लकुटैर्मां व्यताडयन् । दोलासंस्थित एवाहं प्रमीतः शिवमंदिरे
Transliteration
dolādhirūḍhamālokya lakuṭairmāṃ vyatāḍayan | dolāsaṃsthita evāhaṃ pramītaḥ śivamaṃdire
Translation
ぶらんこに座る私を見て、人々は棒で私を打った。私はそのぶらんこの上にあるまま、シヴァの神殿でそこで死んだ。
Word by Word
दोलाधिरूढम्mounted on the swing
दोलाधिरूढम्:
Karman (Object of ālokya)
TypeAdjective
Rootदोलā (प्रातिपदिक) + अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + रुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘अधिरूढ’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘दोलायाम् अधिरूढम्’
आलोक्यhaving seen
आलोक्य:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ-लोक् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)
लकुटैःwith sticks/clubs
लकुटैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootलकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
माम्me
माम्:
Karman (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
व्यताडयन्they struck/beat
व्यताडयन्:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ताड् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्
दोलासंस्थितःstanding/being on the swing
दोलासंस्थितः:
Karta (Subject qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदोलā (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (स्था धातु + सम्-उपसर्ग + क्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘दोलायां संस्थितः’
एवindeed
एव:
Nipāta (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
प्रमीतःdead/ceased
प्रमीतः:
Karta (Subject predicate)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-मी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मृतः/नष्टः’
शिवमन्दिरेin Śiva’s temple
शिवमन्दिरे:
Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य मन्दिरम्)
Speaker
Gṛdhra (continuing narration)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Devotees discover a monkey on the deity’s swing and, in anger, beat it with sticks; the monkey collapses and dies still seated on the swing within the Śiva temple mandapa.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śiva (śiva-maṃdira)FAQs
Passing away within a sacred Śiva-space is framed as spiritually significant, shaping future destiny beyond the immediate tragedy.
A Śiva temple (connected with Jagadyogeśvara in the surrounding verses).
None directly; it narrates an event occurring amid temple worship and festival arrangements.