Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
Devanagari script
ह्रंदोदरं च दैत्येंद्रं निखर्वैर्दशभिर्वृतम् । तत्राकुर्वन्सुतुमुलं नादं वध्येषु शत्रुषु
Transliteration
hraṃdodaraṃ ca daityeṃdraṃ nikharvairdaśabhirvṛtam | tatrākurvansutumulaṃ nādaṃ vadhyeṣu śatruṣu
Translation
และหรํโดทระ จอมแห่งไทตยะ ถูกโอบล้อมด้วยสิบนิขรพะ ได้เปล่งเสียงคำรามอันกึกก้องน่าสะพรึง ณ ที่นั้น ต่อเหล่าศัตรูผู้มีชะตาถูกสังหาร
Word by Word
hraṃdodaramHraṃdodara
hraṃdodaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothraṃdodara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; दैत्यविशेष-नाम
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
daitya-indramthe lord of demons
daitya-indram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya + indra (प्रातिपदिके)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठीसम्बन्धः: ‘daityānām indraḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; apposition to hraṃdodaram
nikharvaiḥby nikharvas (vast hosts)
nikharvaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnikharva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करणवाचक (by nikharvas—numerical units/hosts)
daśabhiḥwith ten
daśabhiḥ:
Visheshana (Numeral/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक-विशेषण, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; nikharvaiḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
vṛtamsurrounded
vṛtam:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvṛ (धातु) → vṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘surrounded’ (qualifying daityendram/hraṃdodaram)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: there)
akurvanmade / raised
akurvan:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्
su-tumulamvery tumultuous
su-tumulam:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu + tumula (प्रातिपदिके)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (उपसर्गपूर्वक-विशेषण), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; nādam इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
nādamsound / roar
nādam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
vadhyeṣudoomed to be slain
vadhyeṣu:
Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvadhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śatruṣu) ‘to be slain’
śatruṣuamong the enemies
śatruṣu:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśatru (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Hraṃdodara, towering and fierce, surrounded by ten nikharvas of daityas, unleashes a thunderous roar; nearby enemies tremble, the air vibrating with doom.
Characters & Entities
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HraṃdodaraD
DaityasFAQs
The roar of ego and violence may appear overwhelming, yet it precedes the fall of those aligned with adharma.
None; the verse is part of the war narrative surrounding Skanda and Tāraka.
None.