Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
अश्वमारुह्य शैलाभं हरिमाद्रवत् । पंचयोजनप्रग्रीवमुष्ट्रमास्थाय जंभकः
Transliteration
aśvamāruhya śailābhaṃ harimādravat | paṃcayojanapragrīvamuṣṭramāsthāya jaṃbhakaḥ
Translation
പർവ്വതസമമായ അശ്വത്തിൽ കയറി (ഒരാൾ) ഹരിയിലേക്കു പാഞ്ഞു; ജംഭകൻ അഞ്ചു യോജന നീളമുള്ള കഴുത്തുള്ള ഒട്ടകത്തെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് (അവനും) മുന്നേറി।
Word by Word
अश्वम्a horse
अश्वम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (accusative singular masculine)
आरुह्यhaving mounted
आरुह्य:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ-रुह् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund); पूर्वकालः (having mounted)
शैलाभम्mountain-like
शैलाभम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootशैल + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (accusative singular masculine)
हरिम्Hari
हरिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (accusative singular masculine)
आद्रवत्ran/charged
आद्रवत्:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-द्रु (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (he ran/charged)
पंचयोजनप्रग्रीवम्having a fore-neck of five yojanas
पंचयोजनप्रग्रीवम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च + योजन + प्रग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (accusative singular neuter)
उष्ट्रम्a camel
उष्ट्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (accusative singular masculine)
आस्थायhaving mounted
आस्थाय:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ-स्था (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund); पूर्वकालः (having mounted/ascended)
जंभकःJambhaka (name)
जंभकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजंभक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (nominative singular masculine)
Speaker
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Two attackers surge toward Hari: one on a mountain-like horse; Jaṃbhaka on a camel with an impossibly long neck stretching across the battlefield, creating a surreal, towering silhouette.
Characters & Entities
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Hari (Viṣṇu)J
JaṃbhakaFAQs
The text depicts the intimidation tactics of adharma, while implicitly affirming that divine steadiness is not shaken by outward threats.
None; it is a battle description.
None.