Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
Devanagari script
दानवेंद्रैर्नवांभोदसच्छायैः सर्वथोत्कटैः । यथा हि पुरुषं घोरैरभाग्यैरर्थकांक्षिभिः
Transliteration
dānaveṃdrairnavāṃbhodasacchāyaiḥ sarvathotkaṭaiḥ | yathā hi puruṣaṃ ghorairabhāgyairarthakāṃkṣibhiḥ
Translation
Владыки данавов — тёмные, как свежие дождевые тучи, и свирепые во всём — теснили Индру, как человека теснят страшные несчастья, алчущие его богатства.
Word by Word
दानवेन्द्रैःby the lords of the Dānavas
दानवेन्द्रैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदानवेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) = दानव + इन्द्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), बहुवचन; तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)
नव-अम्भोद-सत्-छायैःhaving the fresh cloud-like true shadow/complexion
नव-अम्भोद-सत्-छायैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोद (प्रातिपदिक) + सत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural adjective qualifying दानवेन्द्रैः)
सर्वथाin every way
सर्वथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
उत्कटैःfierce, formidable
उत्कटैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural adjective qualifying दानवेन्द्रैः)
यथाjust as
यथा:
Sambandha (Comparative link/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमान/उदाहरणार्थे (comparative particle)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)
पुरुषम्a man
पुरुषम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)
घोरैःterrible
घोरैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural adjective qualifying अभाग्यैः/अर्थकाङ्क्षिभिः)
अभाग्यैःby misfortunes
अभाग्यैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)
अर्थ-काङ्क्षिभिःby those desiring gain/wealth
अर्थ-काङ्क्षिभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + काङ्क्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural; ‘desiring wealth’)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A mass of towering Dānava kings, cloud-dark and ferocious, press upon the devas; the atmosphere is stormy, heavy, and oppressive, visually echoing ‘misfortune’ as a living assailant.
Characters & Entities
D
DānavasD
Dānava-indras (Daitya/Dānava leaders)I
Indra (implied context)FAQs
Adharma advances like misfortune driven by greed; spiritual steadiness and divine refuge are the antidote.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse uses a moral simile within a war narrative.
None.