Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

शक्त्या च महिषो दैत्यो विनदंतो महाररवम् । निराकृतं तमालोक्य दुर्जनैः सुजनं यथा

Transliteration

śaktyā ca mahiṣo daityo vinadaṃto mahāraravam | nirākṛtaṃ tamālokya durjanaiḥ sujanaṃ yathā

Translation

At ang daitya na si Mahiṣa, umuungal sa napakalakas na sigaw, ay sumalakay gamit ang śakti (sibat); nang makita siyang napaurong, ito’y gaya ng mabuting tao na itinataboy ng masasama.

Word by Word

• शक्त्या: with a spear/weapon
• शक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with a spear)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात; conjunction (and)

• महिषः: Mahisha (the buffalo-demon)
• महिषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• दैत्यः: the demon (Daitya)
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to महिषः; Nominative singular

• विनदन्: roaring
• विनदन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विनद् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Present active participle (roaring)

• महाररवम्: a great roar
• महाररवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + ररव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘महान् ररवः’; Accusative singular (object of sound/cry)

• निराकृतम्: repelled/warded off
• निराकृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-आ-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Past passive participle (having been repelled)

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun Accusative singular

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); Absolutive (having seen)

• दुर्जनैः: by wicked people
• दुर्जनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by wicked people)

• सुजनम्: a good person
• सुजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparator/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय; comparative particle (as/like)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahīṣa-daitya roaring, thrusting a spear; the weapon is repulsed, while the poet’s simile overlays a moral tableau of a noble person being rejected by the wicked.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣa
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text contrasts noble intent with wicked opposition, reminding that goodness may be resisted yet remains praiseworthy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred place is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.