Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
Devanagari script
मुचुकुंदो हि बलवांस्त्रैलोक्येऽमितविक्रमः
Transliteration
mucukuṃdo hi balavāṃstrailokye'mitavikramaḥ
Translation
മുചുകുന്ദൻ ബലവാനായിരുന്നു; ത്രിലോകമൊട്ടാകെ അവന്റെ വിക്രമം അപരിമിതമായിരുന്നു।
Word by Word
मुचुकुन्दःMucukunda
मुचुकुन्दः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमुचुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
बलवान्strong
बलवान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
त्रैलोक्येin the three worlds
त्रैलोक्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि लोकानि)
अमितविक्रमःof immeasurable prowess
अमितविक्रमः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमित + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (अमितः विक्रमः यस्य)
Speaker
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Mucukunda is singled out as a towering warrior-king, radiant and formidable amid the chaos, suggesting a turning point or key actor in the conflict.
Characters & Entities
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MucukundaFAQs
Great strength is acknowledged as a cosmic endowment, meant to serve righteous purpose rather than ego.
The Kedāra sacred region frames the episode; the verse itself focuses on a hero’s prowess.
None.