Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

खड्गतोमरहस्तैश्च वज्राङ्कुशशरायुधैः । रक्षितं घोररूपैश्च दानवैर्बलदर्पितैः

Transliteration

khaḍgatomarahastaiśca vajrāṅkuśaśarāyudhaiḥ | rakṣitaṃ ghorarūpaiśca dānavairbaladarpitaiḥ

Translation

اس کی نگہبانی ہولناک صورت والے دانَو کرتے تھے، جو اپنی قوت کے غرور میں مست تھے۔ ان کے ہاتھوں میں تلواریں اور نیزے تھے، اور وہ وجر، اَنگُش اور تیروں جیسے ہتھیاروں سے مسلح تھے۔

Word by Word

• खड्गतोमरहस्तैः: by those holding swords and javelins
• खड्गतोमरहस्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + तोमर (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (खड्गतोमरयोः हस्ताः येषां तैः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (agents/guards described)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वज्राङ्कुशशरायुधैः: with weapons like thunderbolts, goads, and arrows
• वज्राङ्कुशशरायुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + शर (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वज्र-अङ्कुश-शर-आयुधैः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• रक्षितम्: guarded, protected
• रक्षितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; protected/guarded (qualifying भवनम्)

• घोररूपैः: by those of terrifying form
• घोररूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (घोरं रूपं येषां तैः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दानवैः: by demons (Dānavas)
• दानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• बलदर्पितैः: proud because of strength
• बलदर्पितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्पित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (बलेन दर्पितैः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, not explicitly named in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (generic)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of terrifying Dānavas guarding the palace: muscular forms, grim faces, weapons raised—swords, javelins, thunderbolt-like arms, goads, and arrows—standing at gates and ramparts.

Characters & Entities

• Dānava
• Bāṇa (context: his stronghold)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power fortified by weapons and pride is still limited; dharma ultimately overrules mere force in Purāṇic storytelling.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative setting within the Revā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a martial description of protection and armaments.