Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
Devanagari script
शुम्भो मेषं समारुह्याव्रजद्द्वादशयोजनम् । अपरे दानवेन्द्राश्च यत्ता नानास्त्रापाणयः
Transliteration
śumbho meṣaṃ samāruhyāvrajaddvādaśayojanam | apare dānavendrāśca yattā nānāstrāpāṇayaḥ
Translation
சும்பன் ஆட்டின் மேல் ஏறி பன்னிரண்டு யோஜனை தூரம் முன்னேறினான்; மற்ற தானவ அரசர்களும் பலவகை ஆயுதங்களை கையில் ஏந்தி, தயாராக வந்து சேர்ந்தனர்।
Word by Word
शुम्भःŚumbha
शुम्भः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (nominative singular masculine)
मेषम्a ram
मेषम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम् (accusative singular masculine)
समारुह्यhaving mounted
समारुह्य:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-आ-रुह् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund); पूर्वकालः (having mounted)
अव्रजत्went forth
अव्रजत्:
Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअव-√व्रज् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकारः (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (he went forth)
द्वादशयोजनम्twelve yojanas (distance)
द्वादशयोजनम्:
Karma (Extent/Measure as object)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वादश + योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; परिमाणवाचक-द्विगुसमासः (accusative singular neuter: measure)
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (nominative plural masculine: others)
दानवेन्द्राःlords of demons
दानवेन्द्राः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदानव + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (nominative plural masculine)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (and)
यत्ताःready/intent
यत्ताः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootयत् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त-कृदन्तः (past passive participle) ‘यत्त’; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (nominative plural masculine: prepared/intent)
नानास्त्रापाणयःhaving various weapons in their hands
नानास्त्रापाणयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootनाना + अस्त्र + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (those whose hands have various weapons)
Speaker
Nārada (continuing context from 20.1)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śumbha rides a powerful ram, advancing with impossible speed; around him other Daitya-kings surge forward, each gripping different weapons—maces, spears, bows—forming a converging storm toward Hari.
Characters & Entities
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ŚumbhaD
DānavendrasFAQs
Even coordinated might and weaponry cannot secure victory when the cause is adharma; power without righteousness is unstable.
No; this verse is not a tīrtha-māhātmya description.
None.