Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

नाराचैस्तोमरैर्भल्लैः खड्गैः परश्वधादिभिः । राजा संनाहबद्धोऽभूद्गनं ग्रसते किल

Transliteration

nārācaistomarairbhallaiḥ khaḍgaiḥ paraśvadhādibhiḥ | rājā saṃnāhabaddho'bhūdganaṃ grasate kila

Translation

அம்புகள், தோமரங்கள், ஈட்டிகள், வாள்கள், கோடாரிகள் முதலிய ஆயுதங்களால் அரசன் முழுமையாகச் சன்னத்தமாயினான்—எதிரிப் படையை விழுங்குவான் போல.

Word by Word

• नाराचैः: with arrows
• नाराचैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• तोमरैः: with javelins
• तोमरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• भल्लैः: with darts/spears
• भल्लैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• खड्गैः: with swords
• खड्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• परश्वधादिभिः: with axes and the like
• परश्वधादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परश्वध + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; तत्पुरुष: ‘परश्वध-आदि’ = axes etc.

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• संनाहबद्धः: armed/encased in armor
• संनाहबद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनाह + बद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘संनाहेन बद्धः’ = bound/armed with armor

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Aorist, 3rd person, Singular

• गणम्: a troop/mass
• गणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• ग्रसते: devours/engulfs
• ग्रसते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular, Atmanepada

• किल: indeed/it is said
• किल: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/श्रुति-अव्यय — particle indicating report/indeed

Speaker

Narrator (within Revā Khaṇḍa context; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king stands armored, surrounded by racks of weapons—arrows, javelins, spears, swords, axes; his posture is fierce, as if ready to consume the enemy host; soldiers look on in awe.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Weapons (nārāca, tomara, bhalla, khaḍga, paraśvadha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Strength and preparedness are dharmic when used to defend others and confront wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative action.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes martial preparation.