Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

बभूव कुंजरो भीमो महाशैलमयाकृतिः । ममर्द च सुरानीकं दंतैश्चाभ्यहनत्सुरान्

Transliteration

babhūva kuṃjaro bhīmo mahāśailamayākṛtiḥ | mamarda ca surānīkaṃ daṃtaiścābhyahanatsurān

Translation

Dia menjadi seekor gajah yang menakutkan, dengan tubuh seolah-olah diperbuat daripada gunung yang besar. Dia menghancurkan tentera para dewa dan menyerang para Sura dengan gadingnya.

Word by Word

• babhūva: became; came to be
• babhūva: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• kuṃjaraḥ: elephant
• kuṃjaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• bhīmaḥ: terrible, formidable
• bhīmaḥ: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of kuṃjaraḥ)

• mahā-śaila-maya-ākṛtiḥ: having a form made of a great mountain
• mahā-śaila-maya-ākṛtiḥ: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — ‘महाशैलमयी आकृतिः’ इति; विशेषणम् (of kuṃjaraḥ)

• mamarda: crushed, pounded
• mamarda: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛd (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• surānīkam: the army of the gods
• surānīkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — ‘सुराणाम् अनीकम्’

• daṃtaiḥ: with (his) tusks
• daṃtaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• abhyahanat: struck, smote
• abhyahanat: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः ‘abhi-’

• surān: the gods
• surān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A colossal, mountain-bodied elephant-form daitya rampages through a radiant deva host, crushing chariots and scattering warriors; tusks gleam as he strikes, dust and shattered banners fill the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava-king
• Devas (Suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked arrogance can assume overpowering forms; dharma is tested when chaos appears massive and unstoppable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is purely narrative of combat.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.