Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

नियुतं च तथा कोटिमर्बुदं चाक्षिपत्क्षणात् । तस्य तल्लाघ्रवं दृषट्वा क्रुद्धो गृह्य महागदाम्

Transliteration

niyutaṃ ca tathā koṭimarbudaṃ cākṣipatkṣaṇāt | tasya tallāghravaṃ dṛṣaṭvā kruddho gṛhya mahāgadām

Translation

顷刻之间，他抛射出数量以“尼由多”、 “俱胝”，乃至“阿尔部陀”计的攻势。见此惊人的迅疾，他怒火腾起，抓起自己的巨槌。

Word by Word

• नियुतम्: a niyuta (ten-thousand)
• नियुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• कोटिम्: a crore
• कोटिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्बुदम्: an arbuda (a large number)
• अर्बुदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अक्षिपत्: threw, hurled
• अक्षिपत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• क्षणात्: in an instant, from a moment
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/अपा दान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) लाघ्रवम्

• लाघ्रवम्: swiftness
• लाघ्रवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाघ्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/absolutive)

• क्रुद्धः: enraged
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) → क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृह्य: having seized
• गृह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृह्य (ल्यबन्त)
• Form: ल्यब्-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having seized/taken’

• महागदाम्: a great mace
• महागदाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + गदा (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a blink, immeasurable forces are hurled; the opponent, stunned by the speed, flares with anger and grips a massive mace, ready to crush.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• Gadā (mace)
• Daitya (demon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even overwhelming worldly power and numbers are ultimately checked by divine resolve and dharmic strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to a martial narrative within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it describes the escalation of combat and the taking up of a divine weapon.