Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 153

Devanagari script

अद्य धर्मश्च देवाश्च गावः साध्याश्च ब्राह्मणाः । नंदंतु तव वीर्येण प्रदर्शय निजं बलम्

Transliteration

adya dharmaśca devāśca gāvaḥ sādhyāśca brāhmaṇāḥ | naṃdaṃtu tava vīryeṇa pradarśaya nijaṃ balam

Translation

ယနေ့ သင်၏သူရဲကောင်းမှုကြောင့် ဓမ္မ၊ နတ်တို့၊ နွားများ၊ သာဓျာတို့နှင့် ဗြာဟ္မဏတို့ ဝမ်းမြောက်ပါစေ။ သင်၏ကိုယ်ပိုင်အင်အားကို ထင်ရှားစေပါ။

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time: today)

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• साध्याः: Sādhyas (a class of deities)
• साध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• ब्राह्मणाः: brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• नन्दन्तु: may (they) rejoice
• नन्दन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचनम्

• वीर्येण: by (your) valor/power
• वीर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• प्रदर्शय: show, display
• प्रदर्शय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• निजम्: your own
• निजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘बलम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Unspecified in the given snippet (context suggests a divine exhortation within the battle narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Devāḥ
• Gāvaḥ
• Sādhyāḥ
• Brāhmaṇāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True valor is that which safeguards Dharma and uplifts the divine and societal pillars—gods, brāhmaṇas, and cows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions within the Kaumārikā battle-mahātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is an exhortation toward dharmic protection and righteous strength.