Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

ततः कोट्यो विनिष्पेतुः शक्तीनां भर्तर्षभ । स शक्त्यस्त्रेण बलवान्करस्थेनाहनत्प्रभुः

Transliteration

tataḥ koṭyo viniṣpetuḥ śaktīnāṃ bhartarṣabha | sa śaktyastreṇa balavānkarasthenāhanatprabhuḥ

Translation

Rồi bấy giờ, vô số koṭi ngọn giáo bùng vọt ra, hỡi bậc tối thượng giữa các chúa tể. Đấng Quyền Năng đã giáng đòn bằng vũ khí Śakti cầm trong tay.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Context/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereupon)

• koṭyaḥ: crores (multitudes)
• koṭyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• viniṣpetuḥ: sprang forth
• viniṣpetuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-niṣ-√spat/√sphuṭ? (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः—‘निष्पेतुः/निष्पतितवन्तः’ (sprang forth)

• śaktīnām: of spears
• śaktīnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• bhartarṣabha: O bull among lords (best of rulers)
• bhartarṣabha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयभावः: ‘bhartṝṇāṃ ṛṣabhaḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śaktyastreṇa: with the śakti-weapon
• śaktyastreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti + astra (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘śaktyāḥ astraṃ’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• balavān: mighty
• balavān: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying saḥ/prabhuḥ)

• kara-sthena: held in (his) hand
• kara-sthena: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kara + stha (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी/अधिकरण-सम्बन्धः: ‘kare stham’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śaktyastreṇa: ‘held in hand’)

• ahanat: struck / slew
• ahanat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• prabhuḥ: the lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; apposition to saḥ

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From Skanda’s single Śakti in hand, crores of spears burst outward like rays from a sun, filling the sky in ordered, lethal geometry; the Lord strikes decisively.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śakti-astra
• Spears (śakti)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s single resolve manifests as limitless power; dharma’s protector is never lacking in means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this verse continues the martial narrative rather than a sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.