Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ततः शूले न महता चंडकोपं तदांबिका । जघान हृदये सोऽपि पपात च ममार च

Transliteration

tataḥ śūle na mahatā caṃḍakopaṃ tadāṃbikā | jaghāna hṛdaye so'pi papāta ca mamāra ca

Translation

त्यानंतर फार मोठा नसला तरी प्रभावी अशा शूलाने अंबिकेने चंडकोपाच्या हृदयात प्रहार केला; तो कोसळला आणि मरण पावला।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/अनन्तरार्थक

• शूलेन: with a spear/trident
• शूलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• महता: mighty
• महता: Karana (Instrument-qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (great/mighty)

• चंडकोपम्: Caṇḍakopa
• चंडकोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: चण्ड + कोप (कर्मधारय)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (at that time)

• अंबिका: Ambikā
• अंबिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जघान: struck/killed
• जघान: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• अपि: also/indeed
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• पपात: fell
• पपात: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• ममार: died
• ममार: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambikā thrusts a modest-sized spear into Caṇḍakopa’s heart; the asura collapses; dust settles; Devī stands tranquil, lion beside her; battlefield quiet returns.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā (Devī/Durgā)
• Caṇḍakopa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power does not depend on outward magnitude; even a ‘small’ instrument in the hands of dharma ends great arrogance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra, presented as a protected sacred region where the Goddess destroys obstructive forces.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription is stated here.