Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

परश्वधायुधो दैत्यो दशनौष्ठकसंपुटः । ममर्द चरणे देवांश्चिक्षेपान्यान्करेण च

Transliteration

paraśvadhāyudho daityo daśanauṣṭhakasaṃpuṭaḥ | mamarda caraṇe devāṃścikṣepānyānkareṇa ca

Translation

Ang asura, may sandatang palakol at nakabuyangyang ang ngipin at labi sa bagsik, ay dumurog sa ilang deva sa ilalim ng kanyang mga paa at inihagis ang iba sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kamay.

Word by Word

• परश्वध-आयुधः: whose weapon was an axe
• परश्वध-आयुधः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परश्वध (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (परश्वधः आयुधं यस्य सः)

• दैत्यः: the demon
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दशन-ओष्ठक-संपुटः: having a mouth like a casket of teeth and lips
• दशन-ओष्ठक-संपुटः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन (प्रातिपदिक) + ओष्ठक (प्रातिपदिक) + संपुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (दशनौष्ठकयोः संपुट इव यस्य मुखम्/रचना)

• ममर्द: crushed, trampled
• ममर्द: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• चरणे: with (his) feet / at the feet
• चरणे: Karana/Adhikarana (Instrument/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, द्विवचन (पादयोः); स्थानवाचक

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• चिक्षेप: threw, cast
• चिक्षेप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• करेण: with (his) hand
• करेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gajāsura, axe raised, bares teeth in a grim snarl; some devas lie crushed beneath his feet while others are flung through the air; banners tilt; chariots scatter; dust and shock dominate the frame.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (demon)
• Deva (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma may appear overpowering, but its violence is portrayed as a transient surge that ultimately invites divine correction and the re-establishment of order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a battlefield description within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is purely narrative, describing combat actions.