Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

धाराभिश्च अणीभीश्च सुप्रयुक्तौ च जघ्नतुः । अवलोकपराः सर्वे देवगन्धर्वकिन्नराः

Transliteration

dhārābhiśca aṇībhīśca suprayuktau ca jaghnatuḥ | avalokaparāḥ sarve devagandharvakinnarāḥ

Translation

Com chuvas de armas e projéteis agudos, arremessados com perícia, ambos se feriam mutuamente; e todos os devas, gandharvas e kinnaras permaneciam atentos apenas a contemplar.

Word by Word

• धाराभिः: with streams (of weapons/attacks)
• धाराभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• अणीभिः: with arrows/darts (aṇīs)
• अणीभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सुप्रयुक्तौ: well-aimed / well-employed
• सुप्रयुक्तौ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रयुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण—(अस्त्रादीनां) ‘well-directed’; ‘तौ’ (अनुक्त) इत्यस्यापि विशेषणत्वेन ग्रहणीयम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• जघ्नतुः: they two struck/slew
• जघ्नतुः: Kriyā (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अवलोक-पराः: intent on watching
• अवलोक-पराः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवलोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘सर्वे’ इत्यस्य

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• देव-गन्धर्व-किन्नराः: gods, gandharvas, and kinnaras
• देव-गन्धर्व-किन्नराः: Karta (Subject, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A storm of arrows and sharp missiles arcs between two combatants; above them, devas, gandharvas, and kinnaras hover in rapt attention, frozen as if the sky itself is a gallery.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Kumāra (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic conflicts are witnessed by higher beings, underscoring that dharma’s outcomes have universal significance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakṣetra is the textual setting (Kedāra-khaṇḍa), though this verse focuses on the celestial audience to the event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.