Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अथ ते दानवा दृष्ट्वा संप्राप्तांस्त्रिदिवौकसः । सहसा संगरार्थाय नानाशस्त्रधरान्बहून्

Transliteration

atha te dānavā dṛṣṭvā saṃprāptāṃstridivaukasaḥ | sahasā saṃgarārthāya nānāśastradharānbahūn

Translation

そのときダーナヴァたちは、天界の住人たちが到来するのを見て、たちまち合戦のために備えた。さまざまな武器を携える者が数多くいた。

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Adhikarana (Discourse marker/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक-निपात) = then/now

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.)

• dānavāḥ: Dānavas
• dānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural, masc.)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-कृदन्तम् (gerund): ‘दृष्ट्वा’ = having seen

• saṃprāptān: arrived
• saṃprāptān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√prāp (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Acc. pl. masc.)

• tridiva-okasaḥ: the inhabitants of heaven (gods)
• tridiva-okasaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridiva (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘त्रिदिवस्य ओकसः’ = heaven-dwellers; पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Acc. pl. masc.)

• sahasā: suddenly
• sahasā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = suddenly/at once

• saṃgara-arthāya: for battle
• saṃgara-arthāya: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgara (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘संगरस्य अर्थाय’; पुंलिङ्गे चतुर्थी एकवचनम् (Dat. sg. masc.)

• nānā-śastra-dharān: weapon-bearers with various weapons
• nānā-śastra-dharān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + śastra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः ‘शस्त्रं धरन्ति’ (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः) + ‘नानाशस्त्र-’; पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Acc. pl. masc.)

• bahūn: many
• bahūn: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (Acc. pl. masc.; adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Asuras spot the approaching devas and instantly seize diverse weapons—spears, maces, bows—forming ranks in hurried, noisy preparation.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Tridivaukas (Devas)
• Weapons (śastra)
• Saṃgara (battle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is challenged, confrontation becomes inevitable; the narrative frames conflict as a consequence of opposing cosmic alignments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific earthly tīrtha is named; the setting is svarga and its inhabitants.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes martial readiness and the onset of battle.