Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
भल्लैर्वेतसपत्रैश्च शुकतुंडैश्च निर्मलैः । वृष्टिभिश्चाद्भुताकारैर्गगनं समपद्यत
Transliteration
bhallairvetasapatraiśca śukatuṃḍaiśca nirmalaiḥ | vṛṣṭibhiścādbhutākārairgaganaṃ samapadyata
Translation
భల్లబాణాలు, వేతసపత్రశరాలు, నిర్మలమైన ‘శుకతుండ’ బాణాలు—అద్భుతాకార వర్షంలా కురిసి—ఆకాశమంతా నిండిపోయి ఆవరించబడినట్లు అయింది।
Word by Word
भल्लैःwith arrows/darts
भल्लैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभल्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
वेतसपत्रैःwith willow-leaves
वेतसपत्रैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेतस (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेतसस्य पत्राणि)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
शुकतुंडैःwith parrot-beaks
शुकतुंडैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशुक (प्रातिपदिक) + तुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शुकस्य तुण्डानि)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
निर्मलैःpure/clean
निर्मलैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण (qualifying the instruments)
वृष्टिभिःwith showers/rains
वृष्टिभिः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
अद्भुताकारैःwith wondrous forms
अद्भुताकारैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; कर्मधारय (अद्भुतः आकारः यस्य)
गगनम्the sky
गगनम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगगन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular
समपद्यतbecame/turned into
समपद्यत:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √पद् (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular; आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A vast sky choked with layered arrow-rain: bhalla arrows, reed-leaf shafts, and ‘parrot-beak’ (śukatuṇḍa) arrows, forming patterned, wondrous volleys that seem to seize the firmament.
Characters & Entities
B
BhallaFAQs
When violence intensifies, even the heavens seem obscured—symbolizing how adharma darkens perception.
No holy site appears in this verse.
None.