Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

अहं हि सर्वदाग्रस्थं नरं पश्यामि संयुगे । निघ्नंतं शात्रवांस्तत्र न जाने कोऽप्यसाविति

Transliteration

ahaṃ hi sarvadāgrasthaṃ naraṃ paśyāmi saṃyuge | nighnaṃtaṃ śātravāṃstatra na jāne ko'pyasāviti

Translation

«အကြောင်းမူကား စစ်ပွဲအတွင်း၌ ငါသည် အမြဲတမ်း ရှေ့တန်း၌ ရပ်နေသော လူတစ်ဦးကို မြင်ရသည်။ ထိုသူသည် ရန်သူတို့ကို ထိုနေရာ၌ ချေမှုန်းသတ်ဖြတ်နေသော်လည်း၊ ငါမသိနိုင်—ထိုသူသည် မည်သူနည်း»။

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थक; एकवचन; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative singular)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अग्रस्थम्: standing in front/at the forefront
• अग्रस्थम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; अग्र + स्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• नरम्: man/person
• नरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन (1st person singular)

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Locative singular)

• निघ्नन्तम्: killing/striking down
• निघ्नन्तम्: Karma (Object complement to ‘see’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• शात्रवान्: enemies
• शात्रवान्: Karma (Object of killing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शात्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

• जाने: I know
• जाने: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (1st person singular, middle)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• असौ: that person
• असौ: Karta (of implied ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (दूरवाचक); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-निपात (quotative/end marker)

Speaker

Arjuna (continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A warrior (Arjuna implied) scans the battlefield, sensing an unknown champion at the vanguard cutting down foes; the figure is half-seen, luminous, and indistinct—more presence than person.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Nara (mysterious 'man' seen in battle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse points to hidden divine assistance in righteous struggle—what appears as human victory may be upheld by a higher, unseen power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is glorified; the setting remains the battlefield narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.