Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

तद्भीषणत्रिशूलेन भिन्नोस्को महाबलः । जघान मुष्टिघातेन वज्रपातोपमेन तम्

Transliteration

tadbhīṣaṇatriśūlena bhinnosko mahābalaḥ | jaghāna muṣṭighātena vajrapātopamena tam

Translation

ထိုကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် တြိရှူးလကြောင့် ရင်ဘတ်ကွဲပြဲသော်လည်း မဟာဗလရှိသူက မုဋ္ဌိထိုးချက်ကို ဝဇ္ဇရပျက်ကျသကဲ့သို့ ပြင်းထန်စွာ ထိုးနှက်하였다။

Word by Word

• तत्-भीषण-त्रिशूलेन: with that terrible trident
• तत्-भीषण-त्रिशूलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भीषण (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (त्रिशूल), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (तस्य भीषणेन त्रिशूलेन)

• भिन्न-उरस्कः: whose chest was split
• भिन्न-उरस्कः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (भिद्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + उरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘भिन्नम् उरः यस्य’

• महाबलः: the very strong one
• महाबलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जघान: struck/killed
• जघान: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुष्टि-घातेन: with a blow of the fist
• मुष्टि-घातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + घात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (मुष्ट्या घातः)

• वज्र-पात-उपमेन: like a thunderbolt’s strike
• वज्र-पात-उपमेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पात (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (घातस्य विशेषणरूपे), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (वज्रपातस्य उपमः)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda addressing Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Despite a chest wound from the trident, the mighty Vidyādhara delivers a thunderbolt-like fist strike to the rākṣasa—an explosive reversal in the duel.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasa
• Vidyādhara
• Triśūla
• Vajra (as simile)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Courage and resolve can rise even amid wounds; dharmic resistance is portrayed as unyielding strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.