Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

ततो विनिहते दैत्ये ग्रसने बलनायके । निर्मर्यादमयुध्यंत हरिणा सह दानवाः

Transliteration

tato vinihate daitye grasane balanāyake | nirmaryādamayudhyaṃta hariṇā saha dānavāḥ

Translation

त्यानंतर बलनायक ग्रसन नामक दैत्य मारला गेल्यावर दानव मर्यादा सोडून श्रीहरीशी उन्मत्तपणे युद्ध करू लागले।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• vinihate: (when) slain
• vinihate: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ni-han (धातु) → vinihata (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular, Masculine/Neuter; ‘when/after (he) was slain’

• daitye: in/when the Daitya (demon)
• daitye: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• grasane: in/when (the one named) Grasana
• grasane: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; नाम (proper epithet)

• balanāyake: in/when the leader of the army
• balanāyake: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बलस्य नायकः), पुंलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• nirmaryādam: without restraint, unboundedly
• nirmaryādam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + maryādā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• ayudhyan: fought
• ayudhyan: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘they fought’

• hariṇā: with Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (Association/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition): ‘with’ (takes Instrumental)

• dānavāḥ: the Dānavas (demons)
• dānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the fall of the mighty daitya leader Grasana, the dānavas surge forward in a lawless, boundary-breaking charge against Hari, filling the battlefield with tumult and dust.

Characters & Entities

• Grasana
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma loses guidance, it becomes reckless; lack of moral boundaries accelerates downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised here; this is a continuation of the combat narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.