Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

ततो द्विपाश्च संनद्धा दृश्यंतेऽधिष्ठिता भटैः । इतश्चेतश्च धावन्तः सपक्षाः पर्वता इव

Transliteration

tato dvipāśca saṃnaddhā dṛśyaṃte'dhiṣṭhitā bhaṭaiḥ | itaścetaśca dhāvantaḥ sapakṣāḥ parvatā iva

Translation

Rồi những chiến tượng mặc giáp hiện ra, có dũng sĩ cưỡi trên, xông chạy tứ phía—như núi non bỗng mọc cánh.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (काल/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक

• dvipāḥ: elephants
• dvipāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• saṃnaddhāḥ: armoured, equipped
• saṃnaddhāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃnaddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √nah (धातु) + सम्- उपसर्ग + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• dṛśyante: are seen
• dṛśyante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (passive sense: ‘are seen’)

• adhiṣṭhitāḥ: mounted/occupied
• adhiṣṭhitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhiṣṭhita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sthā (धातु) + अधि- उपसर्ग + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘dvipāḥ’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• bhaṭaiḥ: by soldiers
• bhaṭaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• itaḥ: here/from here
• itaḥ: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• etaḥ: there/from there
• etaḥ: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: etas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• dhāvantaḥ: running
• dhāvantaḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhāv (धातु) + शतृ (present participle)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sa-pakṣāḥ: with wings
• sa-pakṣāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपपद) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘parvatāḥ’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• parvatāḥ: mountains
• parvatāḥ: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Comparator (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice, contextually Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Armoured elephants, mounted by warriors, surge in multiple directions; their bulk is compared to winged mountains—dust clouds, glinting armor, and raised weapons create kinetic chaos.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda-parvata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the most overwhelming force is still part of the changing world; only dharma and the divine remain unshaken.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains anchored to Arbuda-parvata, a sacred mountain-region in the Skanda Purāṇa’s geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse is descriptive, emphasizing scale and momentum.