Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
तताप दानवानीकं गलन्मज्जाङ्घ्रिशोणितम् । चक्षूंषि दानवेन्द्राणां चकारांधानि स प्रभुः
Transliteration
tatāpa dānavānīkaṃ galanmajjāṅghriśoṇitam | cakṣūṃṣi dānavendrāṇāṃ cakārāṃdhāni sa prabhuḥ
Translation
அந்த பரமப் பிரபு தானவப் படையை அப்படியே சுட்டெரித்தார்; அவர்களின் அங்கங்களில் இருந்து மஜ்ஜையும் இரத்தமும் வழிந்தோடின. தானவ அரசர்களின் கண்களையும் அவர் குருடாக்கினார்.
Word by Word
tatāpaheated, scorched
tatāpa:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roottap (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)
dānava-anīkamthe army of the demons
dānava-anīkam:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdānava (प्रातिपदिक) + anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम् (singular)
galatdripping, oozing
galat:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgal (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्तः (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neuter), द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्
majjā-aṅghri-śoṇitam(with) marrow and foot-blood (oozing)
majjā-aṅghri-śoṇitam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmajjā (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of dānavānīkam)
cakṣūṃṣieyes
cakṣūṃṣi:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचनम् (plural)
dānava-indrāṇāmof the demon-lords
dānava-indrāṇām:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdānava (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचनम् (plural)
cakāramade
cakāra:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्
andhāniblind
andhāni:
Karman (Object-complement/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootandha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of cakṣūṃṣi)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्
prabhuḥthe lord
prabhuḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; उपपद-विशेष्य (appositional)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Skanda or a blazing divine lord stands radiant; demon-kings clutch their eyes as heat-waves ripple; limbs of the daitya host show streaming blood and marrow; the air shimmers with scorching light.
Characters & Entities
B
Bhāskara (Sūrya)D
DānavasFAQs
When adharma becomes violent and oppressive, divine forces act decisively to protect cosmic order.
No tīrtha is referenced; it is a description of Sūrya’s intervention.
None.