Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 170
Devanagari script
दारणीं पर्वतानां च सर्वसत्त्वबलाधिकाम् । उत्क्षिप्य तां विनद्योच्चैरमुञ्चत्कुपितो गुहः
Transliteration
dāraṇīṃ parvatānāṃ ca sarvasattvabalādhikām | utkṣipya tāṃ vinadyoccairamuñcatkupito guhaḥ
Translation
ആ ശക്തി പർവതങ്ങളെയും പിളർക്കുന്നവയും സർവ്വജീവികളുടെ ബലത്തെക്കാൾ മേലുമായിരിന്നു. അതുയർത്തി ക്രുദ്ധനായ ഗുഹൻ ഉച്ചനാദത്തോടെ അതെറിഞ്ഞു.
Word by Word
दारणीम्the splitter/cleaver (weapon/power)
दारणीम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदारणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; 'दारणी' = भेदन/विदारण-शक्ति/शस्त्रविशेषः (f.)
पर्वतानाम्of mountains
पर्वतानाम्:
Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
सर्वसत्त्वबलाधिकाम्stronger than the strength of all beings
सर्वसत्त्वबलाधिकाम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व + सत्त्व + बल + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक); अधिक (अधिक-प्रत्ययान्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—(सर्वसत्त्वानां बलात्) अधिका इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् 'दारणीम्'
उत्क्षिप्यhaving lifted
उत्क्षिप्य:
Kriya-Avyaya (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootउत् + क्षिप् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), 'having lifted/raised'
ताम्that (her/it)
ताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
विनद्यhaving roared
विनद्य:
Kriya-Avyaya (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + नद् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), 'having roared/cried out'
उच्चैःloudly, on high
उच्चैः:
Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउच्चैः (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
अमुञ्चत्released, hurled
अमुञ्चत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; 'he released/let go'
कुपितःenraged
कुपितः:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकुपित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; कुप्/कुप्य् धातोः क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्
गुहःGuha (Skanda)
गुहः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगुह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'गुह' = स्कन्द/कार्त्तिकेय
Speaker
Narrator
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Guha/Skanda lifts the mountain-splitting Śakti, muscles taut, eyes blazing; the spear arcs forward as a thunderous roar ripples the sky and battlefield dust whirls.
Characters & Entities
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Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)Ś
Śakti (spear weapon)FAQs
Dharma’s protector acts decisively; divine strength surpasses worldly power and removes obstacles as easily as mountains.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a martial glorification of Skanda within the Purāṇic narrative.
None.