Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा मे खड्गसंपातं न त्वं तिष्ठसि चाग्रतः । त्वां हन्मि पश्य मे शौर्यं दैत्यराज स्थिरो भव

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā me khaḍgasaṃpātaṃ na tvaṃ tiṣṭhasi cāgrataḥ | tvāṃ hanmi paśya me śauryaṃ daityarāja sthiro bhava

Translation

“เห็นคมดาบของเรากวาดมาแล้ว เจ้ายังไม่ยืนต่อหน้าเราอีกหรือ! เราจะฟันเจ้าลง—จงดูความกล้าหาญของเราเถิด โอ้ราชาแห่งทานวะ จงยืนมั่น!”

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• खड्ग-संपातम्: the sword-stroke, sword’s descent
• खड्ग-संपातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग + संपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (खड्गस्य संपातः/खड्गेन संपातः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिष्ठसि: stand, remain
• तिष्ठसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikaraṇa (place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: in front)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हन्मि: I strike/kill
• हन्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पश्य: see!
• पश्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• शौर्यम्: valor
• शौर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यराज: O king of demons
• दैत्यराज: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दैत्यानां राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थिरः: steady, firm
• स्थिरः: Kriyā (with भव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भव: be!
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Mucukunda (addressing Tāraka)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mucukunda taunts back: ‘You don’t stand before me even after seeing my sword’s sweep—stand firm, O daitya-king; witness my valor!’

Characters & Entities

• Mucukunda
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Courage aligned with dharma—steadfastness in righteous duty is praised as true valor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa, where sacred geography frames even martial episodes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a direct battlefield utterance emphasizing dharmic firmness.