Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107
Devanagari script
बभूव कुंजरो भीमो महाशैलमयाकृतिः । ममर्द च सुरानीकं दंतैश्चाभ्यहनत्सुरान्
Transliteration
babhūva kuṃjaro bhīmo mahāśailamayākṛtiḥ | mamarda ca surānīkaṃ daṃtaiścābhyahanatsurān
Translation
അവൻ ഭയങ്കരമായ കുഞ്ചരരൂപം ധരിച്ചു; മഹാപർവ്വതമയമായ ദേഹമുള്ളവനെന്നപോലെ തോന്നി. ദേവസൈന്യത്തെ ചവിട്ടി ചതച്ചു, ദന്തങ്ങളാൽ ദേവന്മാരെ പ്രഹരിച്ചു.
Word by Word
babhūvabecame; came to be
babhūva:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)
kuṃjaraḥelephant
kuṃjaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkuṃjara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)
bhīmaḥterrible, formidable
bhīmaḥ:
Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of kuṃjaraḥ)
mahā-śaila-maya-ākṛtiḥhaving a form made of a great mountain
mahā-śaila-maya-ākṛtiḥ:
Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — ‘महाशैलमयी आकृतिः’ इति; विशेषणम् (of kuṃjaraḥ)
mamardacrushed, pounded
mamarda:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootmṛd (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
surānīkamthe army of the gods
surānīkam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक) + anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — ‘सुराणाम् अनीकम्’
daṃtaiḥwith (his) tusks
daṃtaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdanta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
abhyahanatstruck, smote
abhyahanat:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः ‘abhi-’
surānthe gods
surān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A colossal, mountain-bodied elephant-form daitya rampages through a radiant deva host, crushing chariots and scattering warriors; tusks gleam as he strikes, dust and shattered banners fill the sky.
Characters & Entities
D
Dānava-kingD
Devas (Suras)FAQs
Unchecked arrogance can assume overpowering forms; dharma is tested when chaos appears massive and unstoppable.
None; the verse is purely narrative of combat.
None.