Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
Devanagari script
मथनं दशभिश्चैव शुम्भं पंचभिरेव च । शतेन महिषं क्रुद्धो विव्याधोरसि माधवः
Transliteration
mathanaṃ daśabhiścaiva śumbhaṃ paṃcabhireva ca | śatena mahiṣaṃ kruddho vivyādhorasi mādhavaḥ
Translation
Mādhava nổi giận, bắn Mathana mười mũi tên, bắn Śumbha năm mũi, và đâm xuyên Mahiṣa nơi ngực bằng một trăm mũi.
Word by Word
मथनम्Mathana (a demon named Mathana)
मथनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमथन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
दशभिःwith ten (arrows)
दशभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
शुम्भम्Śumbha (demon Śumbha)
शुम्भम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
पञ्चभिःwith five (arrows)
पञ्चभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण
एवindeed/just
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
शतेनwith a hundred (arrows)
शतेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण
महिषम्Mahiṣa (the buffalo-demon)
महिषम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
क्रुद्धःangered
क्रुद्धः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to Mādhava)
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
उरसिin the chest
उरसि:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootउरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन
माधवःMādhava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
माधवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Mādhava in a chariot-like stance (or on Garuḍa nearby), loosing rapid volleys: ten arrows at Mathana, five at Śumbha, and a hundred piercing Mahiṣa’s chest; daityas recoil amid dust and flashing weapons.
Characters & Entities
M
MādhavaM
MathanaŚ
ŚumbhaM
MahiṣaM
MahiṣāsuraFAQs
When adharma becomes entrenched, the divine responds proportionately and decisively to protect cosmic order.
None is named in this verse; it belongs to a martial episode rather than a pilgrimage description.
None.