Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

खट्वांगैः पट्टिशैः शूलैर्लकुटैर्मुसलैरलम् । परस्परमभिघ्नंतः प्रचक्रुः कदनं महत्

Transliteration

khaṭvāṃgaiḥ paṭṭiśaiḥ śūlairlakuṭairmusalairalam | parasparamabhighnaṃtaḥ pracakruḥ kadanaṃ mahat

Translation

Sa kasaganaan ng khaṭvāṅga, mga palakol-pandigma, mga trident, mga pamalo at mga maso, nagbabanggaan sila sa isa’t isa at nagdulot ng dakilang paglipol.

Word by Word

• खट्वाङ्गैः: with khaṭvāṅgas (clubs)
• खट्वाङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खट्वाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• पट्टिशैः: with battle-axes (paṭṭiśas)
• पट्टिशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्टिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• शूलैः: with spears/tridents
• शूलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• लकुटैः: with clubs
• लकुटैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• मुसलैः: with pestles
• मुसलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुसल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• अलम्: exceedingly, greatly
• अलम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पर्याप्त्यर्थक निपात (particle: enough/exceedingly; intensifier)

• परस्परम्: each other
• परस्परम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (reciprocal adverb), द्वितीया-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण; ‘each other’

• अभिघ्नन्तः: striking
• अभिघ्नन्तः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√हन् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘striking’

• प्रचक्रुः: they made
• प्रचक्रुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘they made/did’

• कदनम्: slaughter, carnage
• कदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कदनम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-quarters melee: khaṭvāṅgas and paṭṭiśas rise and fall; tridents thrust; clubs and maces crash; bodies and banners crowd the frame, conveying a vast, grim carnage.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse underscores the terrifying intensity of adharma-driven conflict, against which sacred order is ultimately affirmed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.