Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
Devanagari script
स चित्रयोधी दृढमुष्टिपातस्ततश्व विष्णुं च दैत्यः । बाणैर्ज्वलद्वह्निशिखानिकाशैः क्षिप्तैरसंख्यैः प्रतिघाहीनैः
Transliteration
sa citrayodhī dṛḍhamuṣṭipātastataśva viṣṇuṃ ca daityaḥ | bāṇairjvaladvahniśikhānikāśaiḥ kṣiptairasaṃkhyaiḥ pratighāhīnaiḥ
Translation
وہ دَیتیہ ایک عجیب و غریب جنگجو تھا، سخت مُکّوں کے وار کرنے والا؛ پھر اس نے وِشنو پر بھی یلغار کی۔ آگ کی لپٹوں جیسے دہکتے، بے شمار اور بے امان تیروں کی بوچھاڑ کی۔
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun
citrayodhīa wondrous fighter
citrayodhī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootcitra-yodhin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: citra (विचित्र/अद्भुत) + yodhin (योधिन्)
dṛḍhamuṣṭipātaḥ(one with) a hard fist-blow
dṛḍhamuṣṭipātaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdṛḍha-muṣṭi-pāta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: dṛḍha (दृढ) + muṣṭi (मुष्टि) + pāta (पात)
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण) 'then/from there'
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय)
viṣṇumViṣṇu
viṣṇum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चय)
daityaḥthe demon
daityaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
bāṇaiḥwith arrows
bāṇaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbāṇa (प्रातिपदik)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural
jvalatblazing
jvalat:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√jval (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), neuter/indeclinable stem used in compound; from √jval 'to blaze'
vahnifire
vahni:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootvahni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, stem form in compound
śikhāflame
śikhā:
Samasa-anga (समासाङ्ग)
TypeNoun
Rootśikhā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, stem form in compound
nikāśaiḥresembling
nikāśaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnikāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; used adjectivally with bāṇaiḥ; 'like, resembling'
kṣiptaiḥthrown
kṣiptaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√kṣip (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifying bāṇaiḥ
asaṃkhyaiḥcountless
asaṃkhyaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-saṃkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural; compound with privative a- + saṃkhya 'count' meaning 'countless'
pratighāhīnaiḥunimpeded
pratighāhīnaiḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprati-ghāta-hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural; compound: prati (प्रति) + ghāta (घात) + hīna (हीन) meaning 'without obstruction/without being checked'
Speaker
Narrator (deduced: Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A powerful daitya—expert in varied warfare and heavy fist-strikes—turns his fury upon Viṣṇu, launching innumerable arrows that blaze like tongues of fire, each strike unyielding.
Characters & Entities
V
ViṣṇuD
Daitya (attacker)FAQs
Adharma may appear overwhelming and relentless, yet it is ultimately measured against divine steadiness.
None is mentioned.
None.