Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

कोपस्फुरितदंष्ट्राग्रः करस्फोटेन नादयन् । सुरान्नघ्नंश्चराराजौ दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः सोऽथ दानवः

Transliteration

kopasphuritadaṃṣṭrāgraḥ karasphoṭena nādayan | surānnaghnaṃścarārājau duṣprekṣyaḥ so'tha dānavaḥ

Translation

အမျက်ဒေါသကြောင့် တုန်ရီနေသော အစွယ်ဖျားများဖြင့် လည်းကောင်း၊ လက်ခုပ်တီးသံဖြင့် ဟိန်းဟောက်လျက် လည်းကောင်း၊ ကြည့်ရှုရန် ခက်ခဲသော ထိုဒါနဝ (Danava) သည် စစ်မြေပြင်တွင် လှည့်လည်သွားလာကာ နတ်တို့ကို ရိုက်နှက်လေ၏။

Word by Word

• कोप-स्फुरित-दंष्ट्रा-अग्रः: whose tusk-tips were quivering with anger
• कोप-स्फुरित-दंष्ट्रा-अग्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + स्फुरित (कृदन्त) + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासान्त-विशेषणम् (दानवः इति)

• कर-स्फोटेन: with the clapping/snapping of (his) hands
• कर-स्फोटेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्फोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करणम्

• नादयन्: making (a sound), roaring
• नादयन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद् (धातु) → नादयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावेन

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधवाचक अव्यय (negation particle)

• घ्नन्: killing
• घ्नन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) → घ्नत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; न-निषेधेन सह

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

• अराराजौ: in the rows of spokes (i.e., amid the wheel-spokes)
• अराराजौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरा (प्रातिपदिक) + राजि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः: hard to look at, dreadful to behold
• दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + प्रेक्ष्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘प्रेक्ष्य’), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/now)

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A monstrous dānava with quivering fangs, eyes blazing, roars while clapping his hands; he prowls the field striking down devas, his form almost unbearable to look upon.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava
• Suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fearsome displays may shake the righteous, yet the Purāṇic frame implies that terror is not ultimate; dharma is upheld by higher divine power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.