Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 107
Devanagari script
बभूव कुंजरो भीमो महाशैलमयाकृतिः । ममर्द च सुरानीकं दंतैश्चाभ्यहनत्सुरान्
Transliteration
babhūva kuṃjaro bhīmo mahāśailamayākṛtiḥ | mamarda ca surānīkaṃ daṃtaiścābhyahanatsurān
Translation
وہ ایک خوفناک ہاتھی بن گیا، جس کا جسم ایک عظیم پہاڑ کی مانند تھا۔ اس نے دیوتاؤں کی فوج کو کچل دیا اور اپنے دانتوں سے دیوتاؤں پر حملہ کیا۔
Word by Word
babhūvabecame; came to be
babhūva:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)
kuṃjaraḥelephant
kuṃjaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkuṃjara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)
bhīmaḥterrible, formidable
bhīmaḥ:
Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of kuṃjaraḥ)
mahā-śaila-maya-ākṛtiḥhaving a form made of a great mountain
mahā-śaila-maya-ākṛtiḥ:
Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — ‘महाशैलमयी आकृतिः’ इति; विशेषणम् (of kuṃjaraḥ)
mamardacrushed, pounded
mamarda:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootmṛd (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
surānīkamthe army of the gods
surānīkam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक) + anīka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — ‘सुराणाम् अनीकम्’
daṃtaiḥwith (his) tusks
daṃtaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdanta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
abhyahanatstruck, smote
abhyahanat:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः ‘abhi-’
surānthe gods
surān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A colossal, mountain-bodied elephant-form daitya rampages through a radiant deva host, crushing chariots and scattering warriors; tusks gleam as he strikes, dust and shattered banners fill the sky.
Characters & Entities
D
Dānava-kingD
Devas (Suras)FAQs
Unchecked arrogance can assume overpowering forms; dharma is tested when chaos appears massive and unstoppable.
None; the verse is purely narrative of combat.
None.