Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

देवीमपि भुजे सव्ये खड्गेन प्रजघान सः । खङ्गो देव्या भुजे सव्ये व्यशीर्यत सहस्रधा

Transliteration

devīmapi bhuje savye khaḍgena prajaghāna saḥ | khaṅgo devyā bhuje savye vyaśīryata sahasradhā

Translation

అతడు దేవి ఎడమ భుజంపై కూడా ఖడ్గంతో బలంగా కొట్టాడు; కానీ దేవి ఎడమ భుజాన్ని తాకగానే ఆ ఖడ్గం వెయ్యి ముక్కలుగా విరిగిపోయింది।

Word by Word

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भुजे: on the arm
• भुजे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सव्ये: left
• सव्ये: Adhikarana (Locative-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (left)

• खड्गेन: with a sword
• खड्गेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• प्रजघान: struck hard
• प्रजघान: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• खङ्गः: the sword
• खङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भुजे: on the arm
• भुजे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सव्ये: left
• सव्ये: Adhikarana (Locative-qualifier/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• व्यशीर्यत: was shattered
• व्यशीर्यत: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शॄ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि

• सहस्रधा: into a thousand parts
• सहस्रधा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: into a thousand pieces)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Asura’s sword strikes Devī’s left arm; instantly the blade fractures into countless shards, sparkling in the air; Devī remains unmoved, eyes steady; lion beside her regains stance.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā (Devī/Durgā)
• Caṇḍakopa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Weapons of ego and violence cannot harm the Divine; when aimed at the Goddess, they break upon her śakti, symbolizing the futility of adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the broader māhātmya setting, where Devī’s power is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is mentioned in this verse.