Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

ततो द्विपाश्च संनद्धा दृश्यंतेऽधिष्ठिता भटैः । इतश्चेतश्च धावन्तः सपक्षाः पर्वता इव

Transliteration

tato dvipāśca saṃnaddhā dṛśyaṃte'dhiṣṭhitā bhaṭaiḥ | itaścetaśca dhāvantaḥ sapakṣāḥ parvatā iva

Translation

แล้วปรากฏช้างศึกสวมเกราะ มีนักรบขึ้นประจำ วิ่งตะลุยไปมา ดุจภูผาที่งอกปีก

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (काल/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक

• dvipāḥ: elephants
• dvipāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• saṃnaddhāḥ: armoured, equipped
• saṃnaddhāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃnaddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √nah (धातु) + सम्- उपसर्ग + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• dṛśyante: are seen
• dṛśyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (passive sense: ‘are seen’)

• adhiṣṭhitāḥ: mounted/occupied
• adhiṣṭhitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhiṣṭhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sthā (धातु) + अधि- उपसर्ग + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘dvipāḥ’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• bhaṭaiḥ: by soldiers
• bhaṭaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• itaḥ: here/from here
• itaḥ: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• etaḥ: there/from there
• etaḥ: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: etas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• dhāvantaḥ: running
• dhāvantaḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhāv (धातु) + शतृ (present participle)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sa-pakṣāḥ: with wings
• sa-pakṣāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपपद) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘parvatāḥ’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• parvatāḥ: mountains
• parvatāḥ: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Comparator (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, contextually Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Armoured elephants, mounted by warriors, surge in multiple directions; their bulk is compared to winged mountains—dust clouds, glinting armor, and raised weapons create kinetic chaos.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda-parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the most overwhelming force is still part of the changing world; only dharma and the divine remain unshaken.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains anchored to Arbuda-parvata, a sacred mountain-region in the Skanda Purāṇa’s geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse is descriptive, emphasizing scale and momentum.