Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
Devanagari script
स चित्रयोधी दृढमुष्टिपातस्ततश्व विष्णुं च दैत्यः । बाणैर्ज्वलद्वह्निशिखानिकाशैः क्षिप्तैरसंख्यैः प्रतिघाहीनैः
Transliteration
sa citrayodhī dṛḍhamuṣṭipātastataśva viṣṇuṃ ca daityaḥ | bāṇairjvaladvahniśikhānikāśaiḥ kṣiptairasaṃkhyaiḥ pratighāhīnaiḥ
Translation
ആ ദൈത്യൻ അത്ഭുതയോദ്ധാവായിരുന്നു; അവന്റെ മുട്ടിക്കുത്തുകൾ ദൃഢം. പിന്നെ വിഷ്ണുവിന്മേലും അഗ്നിശിഖകളെപ്പോലെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന, അസംഖ്യവും നിരന്തരാഘാതകരവുമായ അമ്പുകൾ എറിഞ്ഞു।
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun
citrayodhīa wondrous fighter
citrayodhī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootcitra-yodhin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: citra (विचित्र/अद्भुत) + yodhin (योधिन्)
dṛḍhamuṣṭipātaḥ(one with) a hard fist-blow
dṛḍhamuṣṭipātaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdṛḍha-muṣṭi-pāta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: dṛḍha (दृढ) + muṣṭi (मुष्टि) + pāta (पात)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'then/from there'
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय)
viṣṇumViṣṇu
viṣṇum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय)
daityaḥthe demon
daityaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
bāṇaiḥwith arrows
bāṇaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbāṇa (प्रातिपदik)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural
jvalatblazing
jvalat:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√jval (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), neuter/indeclinable stem used in compound; from √jval 'to blaze'
vahnifire
vahni:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootvahni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, stem form in compound
śikhāflame
śikhā:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootśikhā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, stem form in compound
nikāśaiḥresembling
nikāśaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnikāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; used adjectivally with bāṇaiḥ; 'like, resembling'
kṣiptaiḥthrown
kṣiptaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√kṣip (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifying bāṇaiḥ
asaṃkhyaiḥcountless
asaṃkhyaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-saṃkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural; compound with privative a- + saṃkhya 'count' meaning 'countless'
pratighāhīnaiḥunimpeded
pratighāhīnaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprati-ghāta-hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural; compound: prati (प्रति) + ghāta (घात) + hīna (हीन) meaning 'without obstruction/without being checked'
Speaker
Narrator (deduced: Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A powerful daitya—expert in varied warfare and heavy fist-strikes—turns his fury upon Viṣṇu, launching innumerable arrows that blaze like tongues of fire, each strike unyielding.
Characters & Entities
V
ViṣṇuD
Daitya (attacker)FAQs
Adharma may appear overwhelming and relentless, yet it is ultimately measured against divine steadiness.
None is mentioned.
None.