Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

चतुर्योजनमात्रो यो नानाश्चर्यसमन्वितः । गरुडस्य सुता ये च शीर्यमाणे रथोत्तमे

Transliteration

caturyojanamātro yo nānāścaryasamanvitaḥ | garuḍasya sutā ye ca śīryamāṇe rathottame

Translation

Aquela carruagem excelente—de quatro yojanas e repleta de maravilhas—e também os filhos de Garuḍa, quando a carruagem suprema se desfazia…

Word by Word

• चतुर्योजनमात्रः: (one) of only four yojanas in measure
• चतुर्योजनमात्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + योजन + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (चतुर्योजन- + मात्रः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (adverbial/indeclinable qualifier)

• आश्चर्यसमन्वितः: endowed with wonders
• आश्चर्यसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्चर्य + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अन्वि/अन्वि धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समासः (आश्चर्य-समन्वितः)

• गरुडस्य: of Garuḍa
• गरुडस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सुताः: daughters
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ये: who (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

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

• शीर्यमाणे: in/when (it was) being shattered
• शीर्यमाणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीॄ (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त; शीर्य-मान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle)

• रथोत्तमे: in the excellent chariot
• रथोत्तमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (उत्तमः रथः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A colossal, jewel-bright chariot spanning four yojanas, crowded with wondrous mechanisms and banners, begins to splinter mid-air; Garuḍa’s sons scatter as the chariot’s frame breaks, with the ocean glinting below.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Sons of Garuḍa
• Daitya chariot (ratha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even vast, wondrous constructions collapse when they serve arrogance; grandeur without dharma is unstable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is praised in this verse; it continues the battle description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.