Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां बाणप्रहारैस्तु किंचित्सोऽवाप्तचेतनः । जग्राह चक्रं लक्षारं तैलधौतं रणेऽधिकम्

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ bāṇaprahāraistu kiṃcitso'vāptacetanaḥ | jagrāha cakraṃ lakṣāraṃ tailadhautaṃ raṇe'dhikam

Translation

ถูกระดมศรจากทั้งสอง เขาจึงได้สติขึ้นเล็กน้อย แล้วในศึกนั้นก็ฉวยจักรคมกริบประหนึ่งมีดโกน ขัดเงาด้วยน้ำมัน น่าเกรงขามยิ่งในสงคราม

Word by Word

• ताभ्याम्: by those two
• ताभ्याम्: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agentive instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• बाणप्रहारैः: by arrow-strikes
• बाणप्रहारैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण+प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन; समासः—बाणैः प्रहाराः (blows with arrows)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• किंचित्: somewhat
• किंचित्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक (to some extent)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अवाप्तचेतनः: having regained consciousness
• अवाप्तचेतनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवाप्त+चेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—अवाप्ता चेतना यस्य (having regained consciousness); विशेषण (qualifying सः)

• जग्राह: seized
• जग्राह: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चक्रम्: a discus
• चक्रम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• लक्षारम्: lac-colored/reddish
• लक्षारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्षार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चक्रम्)

• तैलधौतम्: oil-polished
• तैलधौतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैल+धौत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; समासः—तैलेन धौतं (washed/polished with oil); विशेषण (qualifying चक्रम्)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अधिकम्: excellent/superior
• अधिकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चक्रम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The wounded Daitya, half-stunned, steadies himself; his hand reaches for a gleaming, oil-sheened, razor-edged discus that catches the light as he prepares a counterstrike.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvinau
• Kālanemi (implied)
• cakra (discus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma may rally again after setbacks, but its renewed aggression only sets the stage for further divine restraint and the restoration of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred geography is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.