Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
Devanagari script
ततो हते मुरौ दैत्ये मया तस्य सुताव्रजत् । योद्धुं मामतिवीर्यत्वाद्घोरा कामकटंकटा
Transliteration
tato hate murau daitye mayā tasya sutāvrajat | yoddhuṃ māmativīryatvādghorā kāmakaṭaṃkaṭā
Translation
പിന്നീട് എന്റെ കൈയ്യാൽ ദൈത്യൻ മുരൻ ഹതനായപ്പോൾ, അവന്റെ പുത്രി എന്നോടു യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യാൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടു—അതിവീര്യസമ്പന്നയായ ഭീകര കാമകടങ്കടാ.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देश/काल-वाचक (ablatival adverb)
हतेwhen (he) was slain
हते:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी प्रयोग
मुरौin/when Mura
मुरौ:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
दैत्ये(the) demon
दैत्ये:
Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मुरौ इति विशेषण-भावेन
मयाby me
मया:
Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सुताdaughter
सुता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अव्रजत्came/went forth
अव्रजत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootव्रज् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः अ- (आगम/प्रयोगानुसार)
योद्धुम्to fight
योद्धुम्:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootयुध् (धातु) → योद्धुम् (तुमुन्)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (infinitive)
माम्me
माम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अतिवीर्यत्वात्because of (her) excessive prowess
अतिवीर्यत्वात्:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootअति + वीर्य + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अति-वीर्यस्य भावः)
घोराterrible
घोरा:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
कामकटंकटाKāmakaṭaṃkaṭā (name)
कामकटंकटा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकाम + कटंकटा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (काम-नाम्नी कटंकटा)
Speaker
Janārdana
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Immediately after Mura’s death, his formidable daughter Kāmakaṭaṅkaṭā storms forth, challenging the divine victor; the battlefield tension peaks as a new antagonist appears.
Characters & Entities
J
JanārdanaM
MuraK
KāmakaṭaṅkaṭāFAQs
Adharma can appear with great valor and force; dharma must meet it with steadiness and higher purpose.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
None.