Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्प्रतिहते चास्त्रे पावकास्त्रं व्यजृंभत । जज्वाल सेना जंभस्य रथः सारथिरेव च

Transliteration

tasminpratihate cāstre pāvakāstraṃ vyajṛṃbhata | jajvāla senā jaṃbhasya rathaḥ sārathireva ca

Translation

جب وہ اَستر روک دیا گیا، تو پاوَک اَستر بھڑک اٹھا۔ جَمبھ کی فوج شعلہ زن ہو گئی، اور اُس کا رتھ اور سارتھی بھی اسی طرح جل اٹھے۔

Word by Word

• tasmin: in/when that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pratihate: when (it was) countered/repelled
• pratihate: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratihata (कृदन्त; √han हिंसागत्योः + प्रति उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• astre: in the weapon
• astre: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी, एकवचन

• pāvaka-astram: the fire-weapon
• pāvaka-astram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvaka (प्रातिपदिक) + astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पावकस्य अस्त्रम्)

• vyajṛṃbhata: expanded/flared forth
• vyajṛṃbhata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √jṛmbh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• jajvāla: blazed
• jajvāla: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jval (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• senā: army
• senā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: senā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jaṃbhasya: of Jambha
• jaṃbhasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी, एकवचन

• rathaḥ: chariot
• rathaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sārathiḥ: charioteer
• sārathiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण) = emphatic particle

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: With the prior astra checked, a new Pāvaka surge erupts; Jambha’s ranks ignite, his chariot catches, and even the charioteer is wreathed in flame.

Characters & Entities

• Pāvaka
• Pāvakāstra
• Jambha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Harmful forces rebound upon their wielder when opposed by rightful power; adharma’s aggression can become self-consuming.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No—this verse is not a sthala-māhātmya passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a battlefield depiction.