Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एतेषामनुगाश्चान्ये कोटिरेका पृथक्पृथक् । सर्वान्संप्रेषयामास वधार्थं तस्य दुर्मतेः

Transliteration

eteṣāmanugāścānye koṭirekā pṛthakpṛthak | sarvānsaṃpreṣayāmāsa vadhārthaṃ tasya durmateḥ

Translation

اور اِن کے سوا اور بھی پیروکار تھے—ہر ایک جدا جدا دستے میں، ایک ایک کروڑ کی تعداد کے ساتھ؛ سب کو اُس بدبودار نیت والے کی ہلاکت کے لیے روانہ کیا گیا۔

Word by Word

• एतेषाम्: of these
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• अनुगाः: followers
• अनुगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'followers/attendants'

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

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'others'

• कोटि-रेकाः: each numbering a crore
• कोटि-रेकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + एका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-समासः; 'one crore each' (कोटि+एका)

• पृथक्-पृथक्: separately; one by one
• पृथक्-पृथक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय) + पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति-क्रियाविशेषण) — 'separately, individually'

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• संप्रेषयामास: sent forth
• संप्रेषयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-√इष् (धातु; प्रेरणे)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वध-अर्थम्: for killing
• वध-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• दुर्मतेः: of the evil-minded one
• दुर्मतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa speaking to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Endless companies of gaṇas, each a separate cohort, streaming out in multiple directions—an ocean of fierce guardians moving to eliminate a wicked foe.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva’s gaṇas (implied)
• the wicked adversary (likely Andhaka, from surrounding verses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma becomes obstinate, divine order responds decisively; evil intent ultimately draws corrective consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself does not name a tīrtha; it serves the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative context of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on the mobilization of Śiva’s forces.