Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तदाव्रजच्चक्रमथो विलोक्य सर्वात्मना दैत्यवराः स्ववीर्यात् । नाशक्नुन्वारयितुं प्रचंडं दैवं यथा पूर्वमिवोपपन्नम्

Transliteration

tadāvrajaccakramatho vilokya sarvātmanā daityavarāḥ svavīryāt | nāśaknunvārayituṃ pracaṃḍaṃ daivaṃ yathā pūrvamivopapannam

Translation

Khi bánh xe ấy lao tới, các Daitya ưu tú nhất, đặt trọn niềm cậy vào dũng lực của mình, chỉ còn biết nhìn theo; nhưng họ không thể ngăn nổi sức mạnh dữ dội của định mệnh, như trước kia vậy.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• avrajat: went, moved forth
• avrajat: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vraj (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• cakram: the discus
• cakram: Karta (Subject of avrajat)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• atho: then, thereafter
• atho: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha + u (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/then; discourse particle)

• vilokya: having seen
• vilokya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√lok (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘विलोक्य’ = having seen

• sarvātmanā: with all their might
• sarvātmanā: Karaṇa (adverbial instrument)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (instrumental sense adverb): ‘सर्वेण आत्मना’ = with whole being/with all effort

• daityavarāḥ: the best of the demons
• daityavarāḥ: Karta (Subject of nāśaknun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘श्रेष्ठा दैत्याः’

• svavīryāt: from their own prowess
• svavīryāt: Hetu/Apādāna (cause/source: from their own prowess)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य वीर्यम्’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation)

• aśaknun: were not able
• aśaknun: Kriyā (main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śak (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; न + अशक्नुवन् (Vedic/epic variant)

• vārayitum: to ward off
• vārayitum: Karma (complement of ability)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (वारणे) (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive): ‘वारयितुम्’ = to stop/ward off

• pracaṇḍam: fierce, violent
• pracaṇḍam: Viśeṣaṇa (of daivam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pracaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• daivam: fate, divine force
• daivam: Karma (Object of vārayitum)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yathā: as, just as
• yathā: Upamā/Prakāra
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा/according as)

• pūrvam: formerly
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb): formerly/before

• iva: as if
• iva: Upamā
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा)

• upapannam: that had come to pass
• upapannam: Viśeṣaṇa (of daivam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa-√pad (धातु) + क्त
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘उपपन्नम्’ = occurred/come to pass

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Sudarśana rushes forward like fate itself; daitya champions stare, braced by pride, yet their defenses fail as inevitability closes in.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Cakra
• Daiva (destiny)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-reliant pride cannot overcome daiva aligned with dharma; the Purāṇa frames moral order as ultimately victorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.