Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

चक्रैश्च शक्तिभिश्चैव तोमरैरंकुशैरपि । कर्णिनालीकनाराचवत्सदंतार्द्धचंद्रकैः

Transliteration

cakraiśca śaktibhiścaiva tomarairaṃkuśairapi | karṇinālīkanārācavatsadaṃtārddhacaṃdrakaiḥ

Translation

ਚੱਕਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ, ਤੋਮਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਕੁਸ਼ਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ, ਅਤੇ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ—ਕਰਣਿਨ, ਨਾਲੀਕ, ਨਾਰਾਚ, ਵਤਸਦੰਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਰਧਚੰਦਰ ਮੁਖ ਵਾਲੇ—ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਯੁੱਧ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਟਦੀਆਂ ਬਾਰਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਭਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• चक्रैः: with discs/chakrams
• चक्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• शक्तिभिः: with lances/spears
• शक्तिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• तोमरैः: with javelins
• तोमरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• अङ्कुशैः: with goads/hooks
• अङ्कुशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (also)

• कर्णिनालीकनाराचवत्सदन्तार्द्धचन्द्रकैः: with karṇin arrows, ālīka arrows, nārāca arrows, vatsadanta weapons, and half-moon blades
• कर्णिनालीकनाराचवत्सदन्तार्द्धचन्द्रकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आलीक (प्रातिपदिक) + नाराच (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सदन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्द्धचन्द्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; बहुपद-द्वन्द्व-समासः (विविध-शस्त्राणि)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A volley-filled sky: spinning discus weapons, hurled śaktis, tomara spears, ankushas; arrows of multiple head-shapes streak in arcs—crescent (ardhacandra), heavy nārāca—creating a dense ‘rain of missiles’.

Characters & Entities

• Cakra
• Śakti
• Tomara
• Aṅkuśa
• Nārāca
• Ardhacandra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The piling up of weapon-names underscores how conflict multiplies means of injury, while dharma calls for mastery over such impulses.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is technical and descriptive.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.