Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 142

Devanagari script

छिन्नधन्वा ततो दैत्यश्चर्मखङ्गसमन्वितः । विद्राव्य सहसा देवीं तिष्ठतिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्

Transliteration

chinnadhanvā tato daityaścarmakhaṅgasamanvitaḥ | vidrāvya sahasā devīṃ tiṣṭhatiṣṭheti cābravīt

Translation

ထို့နောက် လေးကို ဖြတ်ခံရသော ဒೈత్యသည် ကာကွယ်ဒိုင်းနှင့် ဓားကို ကိုင်ကာ နတ်မကို ရုတ်တရက် တိုက်ခိုက်ရန် ပြေးဝင်၍ «ရပ်! ရပ်!» ဟု အော်ဟစ်하였다။

Word by Word

• छिन्न-धन्वा: whose bow was cut/broken
• छिन्न-धन्वा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न (कृदन्त; छिद् धातु, क्त) + धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य धनुः छिन्नम्’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• दैत्यः: the demon
• दैत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चर्म-खङ्ग-समन्वितः: equipped with shield and sword
• चर्म-खङ्ग-समन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्-अन्-वी धातु/सम्-अन्-इ, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद—‘चर्मं च खङ्गश्च’

• विद्राव्य: having driven away/chased
• विद्राव्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-द्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सहसा: suddenly/violently
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिष्ठ: stand!
• तिष्ठ: Sambodhana-prayoga (आज्ञार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तिष्ठ: stand! (again, emphatic)
• तिष्ठ: Sambodhana-prayoga (आज्ञार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (पुनरुक्ति—emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya, bow severed, grabs a round shield and gleaming sword, then lunges forward in a sudden sprint, shouting 'Tiṣṭha, tiṣṭha!' at the poised Goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Devī
• Shield (carma)
• Sword (khaṅga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When pride is checked, adharma often shifts tactics; steadfast dharmic power must remain unwavering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.