Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
तमादायैव कौतेयो विस्फुरंतं जलेचरम् । उदतिष्ठन्महाबाहुर्बलेन बलिनां वरः
Transliteration
tamādāyaiva kauteyo visphuraṃtaṃ jalecaram | udatiṣṭhanmahābāhurbalena balināṃ varaḥ
Translation
昆蒂之子以巨臂之力，举起那在水中挣扎的水兽；这位强者中的最强者，凭纯粹的力量挺身而起。
Word by Word
तम्him/it (that one)
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
आदायhaving taken (seized)
आदाय:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund/absolutive); 'having taken'
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)
कौतेयःthe son of Kunti (Arjuna)
कौतेयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकौतेय (प्रातिपदिक; कुन्ती-सम्बन्धी, अर्जुनः)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
विस्फुरन्तम्struggling, writhing
विस्फुरन्तम्:
Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि (उपसर्ग) + √स्फुर् (धातु) → विस्फुरत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
जलेचरम्the water-creature (crocodile)
जलेचरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजल (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √चर्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'जले चरः'
उदतिष्ठत्stood up, rose
उदतिष्ठत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (धातु) + उत् (उपसर्ग)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one
महाबाहुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'महान्तौ बाहू यस्य सः' (one who has great arms)
बलेनby strength
बलेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन
बलिनाम्of the strong (men)
बलिनाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootबलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)
वरःthe best
वरः:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य (appositional to महाबाहुः/कौतेयः)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual, within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: ghat
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Arjuna, waist-deep in water, muscles taut, lifts the thrashing crocodile upward; water arcs off the creature; the river surface breaks into concentric ripples around the hero.
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaK
KuntīG
Grāha (crocodile)FAQs
Courage and strength, when aligned with Dharma, become instruments through which hidden blessings in a tīrtha narrative are revealed.
Saubhadra Tīrtha remains the setting, emphasizing its sacred and wondrous character.
None; the verse is narrative, highlighting the heroic response within the tīrtha setting.