Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्प्रतिहते चास्त्रे पावकास्त्रं व्यजृंभत । जज्वाल सेना जंभस्य रथः सारथिरेव च

Transliteration

tasminpratihate cāstre pāvakāstraṃ vyajṛṃbhata | jajvāla senā jaṃbhasya rathaḥ sārathireva ca

Translation

ആ അസ്ത്രം പ്രതിഹതമായതോടെ പാവകാസ്ത്രം ഉഗ്രമായി ജ്വലിച്ചു; ജംഭന്റെ സേനയും, അവന്റെ രഥവും, സാരഥിയും കൂടി കത്തിപ്പൊങ്ങി।

Word by Word

• tasmin: in/when that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pratihate: when (it was) countered/repelled
• pratihate: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratihata (कृदन्त; √han हिंसागत्योः + प्रति उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• astre: in the weapon
• astre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन

• pāvaka-astram: the fire-weapon
• pāvaka-astram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पावकस्य अस्त्रम्)

• vyajṛṃbhata: expanded/flared forth
• vyajṛṃbhata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √jṛmbh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• jajvāla: blazed
• jajvāla: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jval (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• senā: army
• senā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jaṃbhasya: of Jambha
• jaṃbhasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी, एकवचन

• rathaḥ: chariot
• rathaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sārathiḥ: charioteer
• sārathiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण) = emphatic particle

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: With the prior astra checked, a new Pāvaka surge erupts; Jambha’s ranks ignite, his chariot catches, and even the charioteer is wreathed in flame.

Characters & Entities

• Pāvaka
• Pāvakāstra
• Jambha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Harmful forces rebound upon their wielder when opposed by rightful power; adharma’s aggression can become self-consuming.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No—this verse is not a sthala-māhātmya passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a battlefield depiction.