Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

अथ देवाः समालोक्य तत्तादृक्सुभयावहम् । जघ्नुः शस्त्रैः शितैश्चित्रैः कोपेन महतान्विताः

Transliteration

atha devāḥ samālokya tattādṛksubhayāvaham | jaghnuḥ śastraiḥ śitaiścitraiḥ kopena mahatānvitāḥ

Translation

ครั้นเหล่าเทพเห็นมันอันน่าหวาดผวาเช่นนั้น ก็เดือดดาลด้วยโทสะใหญ่ ใช้อาวุธคมกริบและพิสดารเข้าฟันฟาดโจมตี

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर्य/आरम्भबोधक) — Indeclinable (then/now)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• samālokya: having seen
• samālokya: Kriya (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā√lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (Absolutive/Gerund) — having seen/observed; अव्ययभाव

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; सर्वनाम

• tādṛk: such
• tādṛk: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tādṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण

• su-bhaya-āvaham: bringing great fear
• su-bhaya-āvaham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः (तत्पुरुषः: भयम् आवहति)

• jaghnuḥ: struck / slew
• jaghnuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• śastraiḥ: with weapons
• śastraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• śitaiḥ: sharp
• śitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषण (शस्त्रैः)

• citraiḥ: variegated / wondrous
• citraiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषण (शस्त्रैः)

• kopena: with anger
• kopena: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• mahat-ānvitāḥ: endowed with great (wrath)
• mahat-ānvitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक) + ānvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समासः (तत्पुरुषः: महता अन्वित)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods, enraged, unleash sharp, wondrous weapons in a coordinated strike against the dread being; the sky fills with glittering armaments.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine forces must strive to protect beings when adharma manifests; vigilance and righteous effort are part of sustaining order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The battle episode is embedded in the Vāstupada Tīrtha māhātmya, functioning as its legendary backdrop.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative description of conflict.