Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ततः शस्त्रं समुद्यम्य यावद्धावति सम्मुखः । तावच्छृंगप्रहारेण सोनयद्यमसादनम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śastraṃ samudyamya yāvaddhāvati sammukhaḥ | tāvacchṛṃgaprahāreṇa sonayadyamasādanam

Translation

Kemudian, ketika (musuh) mengangkat senjatanya dan meluru ke hadapan bersemuka, Tuhan dengan satu hentakan tanduk menghantarnya ke kediaman Yama.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त

• शस्त्रम्: weapon
• शस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुद्यम्य: having raised
• समुद्यम्य: Kriya-viseshana (Converb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + यम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (converb): 'having lifted/raised'

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Sambandha (Temporal limiter/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधिबोधक (as long as/until)

• धावति: runs
• धावति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सम्मुखः: facing (him), head-on
• सम्मुखः: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (implicit subject)

• तावत्: so long/then
• तावत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तावदर्थक (so long/just then)

• शृङ्गप्रहारेण: by a blow with (his) horn
• शृङ्गप्रहारेण: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग + प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपपद-भाव: शृङ्गेण कृतः प्रहारः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सोनयत्: sent/led
• सोनयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु + नी (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense not intended here; 'led/sent'

• यमसादनम्: to Yama’s abode (death)
• यमसादनम्: Gati/Karma (Destination as object/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम + सादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: यमस्य सादनम् 'abode of Yama'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A foe charges head-on with weapon raised; in the same breath, the Lord strikes with a horn, and the attacker collapses—motion frozen at the instant of fatal impact, with Yama’s realm implied beyond.

Characters & Entities

• Yama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aggression against dharma rebounds instantly; divine justice is decisive and timely.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse contributes to a Tīrthamāhātmya narrative where the Lord’s victory sanctifies and protects the sacred region; the site name is not specified here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a martial description.