Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अथ दृष्ट्वातिदुर्धर्षं कुजंभो राक्षसेश्वरम् । नोदयामास दैत्यान्स राक्षसेशरथं प्रति

Transliteration

atha dṛṣṭvātidurdharṣaṃ kujaṃbho rākṣaseśvaram | nodayāmāsa daityānsa rākṣaseśarathaṃ prati

Translation

Bấy giờ, thấy vị chúa Rākṣasa vô cùng khó địch, Kujaṃbha liền thúc giục các Daitya tiến lên, đánh thẳng vào chiến xa của vua Rākṣasa ấy.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्धसूचक (then/now)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• अतिदुर्धर्षम्: very hard to assail
• अतिदुर्धर्षम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुर्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• कुजंभः: Kujambha
• कुजंभः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुजंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राक्षसेश्वरम्: lord of the demons
• राक्षसेश्वरम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नोदयामास: urged/impelled
• नोदयामास: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नुद् (धातु) णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• दैत्यान्: the Daityas
• दैत्यान्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राक्षसेशरथम्: the chariot of the demon-lord
• राक्षसेशरथम्: Karman (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Goal (दिक्/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात (preposition)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kujaṃbha, seeing the formidable rākṣasa-king, rallies the Daityas and drives them toward the enemy chariot; the focus is on leadership gesture—raised arm, forward-pointing weapon, troops surging in response.

Characters & Entities

• Kujaṃbha
• Rākṣaseśvara
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Confronting formidable opposition requires resolve and organized effort; dharma is upheld through disciplined courage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.