Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ततस्तु दानवाः सर्वे भग्नान्दृष्ट्वा रणे सुरान् । शस्त्रवृष्टिं प्रमुंचंतो गर्जमाना यथा घनाः

Transliteration

tatastu dānavāḥ sarve bhagnāndṛṣṭvā raṇe surān | śastravṛṣṭiṃ pramuṃcaṃto garjamānā yathā ghanāḥ

Translation

Но затем, увидев богов, сокрушённых в битве, все данавы обрушили ливень оружия, рыча, словно громовые тучи.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb ‘then/from there’

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle) = ‘but/indeed’

• दानवाः: the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन = Masculine, Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन = Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषण of दानवाः

• भग्नान्: defeated
• भग्नान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न (√भञ्ज् धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन = Masculine, Accusative plural; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = past passive participle ‘broken/defeated’; विशेषण of सुरान्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) = absolutive ‘having seen’

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन = Neuter, Locative singular

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन = Masculine, Accusative plural

• शस्त्रवृष्टिम्: a shower of weapons
• शस्त्रवृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष = ‘rain of weapons’

• प्रमुंचन्तः: releasing; hurling
• प्रमुंचन्तः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ) = present active participle; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन = Masculine, Nominative plural; कर्तरि ‘releasing’

• गर्जमानाः: roaring
• गर्जमानाः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गर्ज् (धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शानच्) = present middle participle; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन = Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषण of दानवाः

• यथा: like; as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा/relative adverb) = ‘as/like’

• घनाः: clouds
• घनाः: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन = Masculine, Nominative plural

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A darkening battlefield where Dānavas, seeing the Devas falter, unleash volleys of arrows, spears, and blazing missiles; the sky looks like a monsoon front, with the Dānavas roaring like thunderclouds.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Devas (Suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma senses advantage, it becomes more aggressive; Purāṇas teach vigilance and reliance on right counsel and divine refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.