Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

ततो विनिहते दैत्ये ग्रसने बलनायके । निर्मर्यादमयुध्यंत हरिणा सह दानवाः

Transliteration

tato vinihate daitye grasane balanāyake | nirmaryādamayudhyaṃta hariṇā saha dānavāḥ

Translation

Rồi khi daitya Grasana—thủ lĩnh về sức mạnh của chúng—đã bị giết, bọn dānavas liền giao chiến với Hari không còn bờ cõi hay kiềm chế nào.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• vinihate: (when) slain
• vinihate: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ni-han (धातु) → vinihata (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular, Masculine/Neuter; ‘when/after (he) was slain’

• daitye: in/when the Daitya (demon)
• daitye: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• grasane: in/when (the one named) Grasana
• grasane: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; नाम (proper epithet)

• balanāyake: in/when the leader of the army
• balanāyake: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बलस्य नायकः), पुंलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• nirmaryādam: without restraint, unboundedly
• nirmaryādam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + maryādā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• ayudhyan: fought
• ayudhyan: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘they fought’

• hariṇā: with Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (Association/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition): ‘with’ (takes Instrumental)

• dānavāḥ: the Dānavas (demons)
• dānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the fall of the mighty daitya leader Grasana, the dānavas surge forward in a lawless, boundary-breaking charge against Hari, filling the battlefield with tumult and dust.

Characters & Entities

• Grasana
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma loses guidance, it becomes reckless; lack of moral boundaries accelerates downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised here; this is a continuation of the combat narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.