Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
Devanagari script
गच्छंति वसुभिः सार्धं रुद्रैश्च सह संगताः । यमश्च मृत्युना सार्धं सर्वतः परिवारितः
Transliteration
gacchaṃti vasubhiḥ sārdhaṃ rudraiśca saha saṃgatāḥ | yamaśca mṛtyunā sārdhaṃ sarvataḥ parivāritaḥ
Translation
அவர்கள் வசுக்களுடன் சேர்ந்து முன்னே சென்றனர்; ருத்ரர்களுடனும் இணைந்தனர்; யமனும் மிருத்யுவுடன் கூடி, எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் சூழப்பட்டவனாய் நகர்ந்தான்.
Word by Word
gacchantigo
gacchanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√gam (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी
vasubhiḥwith the Vasus
vasubhiḥ:
Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन
sārdhamtogether with
sārdham:
Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsārdham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (सहार्थक-निपात): "together/with"
rudraiḥwith the Rudras
rudraiḥ:
Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootrudra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)
sahawith
saha:
Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (सहार्थक)
saṃgatāḥassembled/come together
saṃgatāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam√gam (धातु) → saṃgata (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (devāḥ implied)
yamaḥYama
yamaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)
mṛtyunāwith Death
mṛtyunā:
Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
TypeNoun
Rootmṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
sārdhamtogether with
sārdham:
Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsārdham (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (सहार्थक-निपात)
sarvataḥon all sides
sarvataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsarvatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (परितोऽर्थक/दिशावाचक): "on all sides"
parivāritaḥsurrounded
parivāritaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpari√vṛ (धातु) → parivārita (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (yamaḥ)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A vast divine column advances: Vasus and Rudras in formation; Yama with Mṛtyu moves amid a surrounding guard, suggesting the encompassing reach of cosmic law.
Characters & Entities
V
VasusR
RudrasY
YamaM
MṛtyuFAQs
Cosmic governance includes both beneficent and fearsome powers; dharma is upheld through a complete order that even Death serves.
No site is directly referenced in this verse.
None.