Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 149

Devanagari script

धनुष्यजय्ये विनियोज्य बुद्धिमान्न्ययोजयत्तत्र अघोरमंत्रम्

Transliteration

dhanuṣyajayye viniyojya buddhimānnyayojayattatra aghoramaṃtram

Translation

ထိုနောက် ဉာဏ်ပညာရှိသူသည် အနိုင်ရစေသော မြားပစ်ခြင်းအတွက် ဓနုကို အာရုံစိုက်ကာ၊ ထိုနေရာ၌ပင် အဃောရ မန္တရကို ချိတ်ဆက်အသုံးချလေ၏။

Word by Word

• धनुष्यजय्ये: in (the use of) the bow / in archery
• धनुष्यजय्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष्य-जय्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धनुषः जय्ये = धनुषि/धनुर्विद्यायाम्)

• विनियोज्य: having applied/engaged
• विनियोज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-नि-युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• बुद्धिमान्: the intelligent one
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि-मत् (प्रातिपदिक; मतुप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-नाम (possessive adjective used substantively)

• न्ययोजयत्: he employed/placed
• न्ययोजयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-युज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense (णिच्) implied: ‘caused to be employed/placed’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अघोरमन्त्रम्: the Aghora mantra
• अघोरमन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघोर-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अघोरस्य मन्त्रः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra stands poised, breath steady, eyes fixed; he aligns the bow and silently ‘places’ the Aghora mantra into the arrow as if sealing it with light.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied)
• Aghora mantra (Śaiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power is not random: mantra requires correct application (viniyoga) with steady mind and disciplined intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is about mantra-deployment in battle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-viniyoga: employing the Aghora mantra in connection with the bow/weapon before its use.