Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततः शस्त्राणि तीक्ष्णानि दानवास्ते महाबलाः । मुंचंतो विविधान्नादान्समाजग्मुः सहस्रशः

Transliteration

tataḥ śastrāṇi tīkṣṇāni dānavāste mahābalāḥ | muṃcaṃto vividhānnādānsamājagmuḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

そのとき大力のダーナヴァたちは、鋭き武器を投げ放ち、さまざまな鬨の声をあげつつ、幾千ともなく集結した。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; tad-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तरार्थ (then/thereupon)

• शस्त्राणि: weapons
• शस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तीक्ष्णानि: sharp
• तीक्ष्णानि: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• दानवाः: demons (Dānavas)
• दानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• महाबलाः: very strong
• महाबलाः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (mahā balaṃ yeṣām/mahā-balaḥ)

• मुंचन्तः: releasing, letting loose
• मुंचन्तः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muñcat (प्रातिपदिक; √muc (धातु) शतृ-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Visheshana (Qualifier of object/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• नादान्: roars, sounds
• नादान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• समाजग्मुः: they came together/assembled
• समाजग्मुः: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand, in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasraśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकार/परिमाणार्थ (by thousands)

Speaker

Deductive: Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (speaker not explicit in snippet).

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Thousands of mighty dānavas converge, brandishing sharp weapons; the air vibrates with varied war-cries; dust rises; banners and drums signal a siege-like approach.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Massed strength and noise are not proof of righteousness; dharma evaluates intent and alignment with cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is martial narrative; the tīrtha being glorified is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.