Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
Devanagari script
तत्र स्थितं चतुर्बाहुं हरिं चानुपमद्युतिम् । तमालोक्यासुरेंद्रास्तु हर्षसंपूर्णमानसाः
Transliteration
tatra sthitaṃ caturbāhuṃ hariṃ cānupamadyutim | tamālokyāsureṃdrāstu harṣasaṃpūrṇamānasāḥ
Translation
ที่นั่นพวกเขาได้เห็นพระหริ ผู้มีสี่กรและรัศมีหาที่เปรียบมิได้ประทับยืนอยู่ ครั้นแลเห็นแล้ว เหล่าเจ้าอสูรก็มีจิตใจเปี่ยมด้วยความยินดี
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
स्थितम्standing, stationed
स्थितम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (Past participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् हरिम्
चतुर्बाहुम्four-armed
चतुर्बाहुम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमास (four-armed) विशेषणम् हरिम्
हरिम्Hari (Viṣṇu)
हरिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
अनुपम-द्युतिम्of incomparable radiance
अनुपम-द्युतिम्:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुपम (प्रातिपदिक) + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् हरिम् (of incomparable splendor)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular; refers to Hari)
आलोक्यhaving seen
आलोक्य:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + लोक् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive)
असुरेन्द्राःthe lords of the Asuras
असुरेन्द्राः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुरेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) = असुर + इन्द्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)
तुhowever/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (but/indeed)
हर्ष-संपूर्ण-मानसाःwith minds completely filled with joy
हर्ष-संपूर्ण-मानसाः:
Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् असुरेन्द्राणाम् (minds filled with joy)
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Garuḍa hovers; upon him stands Hari, four-armed, radiating incomparable splendor. Unexpectedly, the asura lords’ hearts fill with delight at the sight—an ambivalent, wonder-filled pause in conflict.
Characters & Entities
V
Viṣṇu (Hari)A
Asura lords (Asurendras)FAQs
The divine presence tests intentions: even opponents may misread dharma’s protector, mistaking him as a means to their victory.
None; this is a battlefield vision of Hari.
None.