Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततो जघ्नुश्च पाषाणैर्लगुडैश्च तथापरे । क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितांश्चक्रुस्तथान्ये बलगर्विताः

Transliteration

tato jaghnuśca pāṣāṇairlaguḍaiśca tathāpare | kṣveḍitāsphoṭitāṃścakrustathānye balagarvitāḥ

Translation

అప్పుడు కొందరు రాళ్లతోను లగుడాలతోను కొట్టిరి; మరికొందరు బలగర్వంతో గర్జించి, చప్పట్లు కొట్టి, వేళ్లు చిటికించుచు దర్పం చూపిరి।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (then/thereupon)

• जघ्नुः: they struck/killed
• जघ्नुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• पाषाणैः: with stones
• पाषाणैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• लगुडैः: with clubs
• लगुडैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लगुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in that manner/likewise)

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'others'

• क्ष्वेडित: roars/shouts
• क्ष्वेडित: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्ष्वेड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as action-noun), द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (in compound)

• आस्फोटितान्: clappings/snappings
• आस्फोटितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + स्फुट्/स्फोट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as action-noun), द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'clappings/snappings'

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• बलगर्विताः: proud of their strength
• बलगर्विताः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल + गर्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बलस्य गर्विताः 'proud of strength'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (अन्ये)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dānavas hurl stones and swing clubs; others clap, snap fingers, and shout in swaggering intimidation, filling the air with chaotic motion and sound.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly pride and intimidation cannot shake divine dharma; arrogance is portrayed as empty noise before the Lord’s steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits inside the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework, where the surrounding narrative glorifies a sacred locale protected by Śiva; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is descriptive of the daityas’ hostile conduct.