Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
Devanagari script
ततस्तमसि संशांते दैत्येन्द्राः प्राप्तचक्षुषः । चक्रुः क्रुरेण तमसा देवानीकं महाद्भुतम्
Transliteration
tatastamasi saṃśāṃte daityendrāḥ prāptacakṣuṣaḥ | cakruḥ krureṇa tamasā devānīkaṃ mahādbhutam
Translation
ആ അന്ധകാരം ശമിച്ചപ്പോൾ ദൈത്യേന്ദ്രന്മാർ ദൃഷ്ടി വീണ്ടെടുത്തു; ക്രൂരമായ തമസ്സുകൊണ്ട് ദേവസൈന്യത്തിന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ അത്ഭുതകരമായ ഒരു മോഹദൃശ്യം സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു।
Word by Word
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable adverb): तदनन्तरम् (thereafter)
tamasiin darkness
tamasi:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottamas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (locative singular)
saṃśāntehaving subsided/ceased
saṃśānte:
Adhikaraṇa (Qualifying/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃ-śam (धातु) + ta (कृत्) → saṃśānta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; tamasi इति विशेषणम्
daityendrāḥlords of the Daityas
daityendrāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya + indra (प्रातिपदिके)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्राः)
prāptacakṣuṣaḥhaving regained sight
prāptacakṣuṣaḥ:
Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprāpta (कृदन्त) + cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहिः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; दैत्येन्द्राः इति विशेषणम् (those who have obtained sight)
cakruḥthey made/caused
cakruḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन
krureṇacruel/terrible
krureṇa:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkrūra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; tamasā इति विशेषणम्
tamasāby darkness
tamasā:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Roottamas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental singular)
devānīkamthe army of the gods
devānīkam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva + anīka (प्रातिपदिके)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् अनीकम्)
mahādbhutamvery wondrous
mahādbhutam:
Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिके)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् अद्भुतम्); devānīkam इति विशेषणम्
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A vast battlefield as the oppressive darkness lifts; daitya-lords regain sight and conjure a second, cruel veil of darkness that rolls like a black wave toward the deva host, creating a bewildering, uncanny spectacle.
Characters & Entities
D
DaityasD
Deva-anīka (army of the gods)T
TamasFAQs
Even after clarity returns, hostile tendencies can recreate delusion; vigilance is required to protect discernment.
No tīrtha is specified.
None.