Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 120
Devanagari script
शूलैरेव तथा रुद्राः साध्याश्च धनुषार्दिताः । परिघैरेव वसवो मुशलैरेव विश्वकाः
Transliteration
śūlaireva tathā rudrāḥ sādhyāśca dhanuṣārditāḥ | parighaireva vasavo muśalaireva viśvakāḥ
Translation
诸鲁陀罗被他们自己的三叉戟击倒；诸萨提耶为自身之弓所伤；诸婆苏被自身之棍棒所击；诸毗湿毗天亦为自身之槌所打——他们举起的兵器尽皆反转，回击其身。
Word by Word
शूलैःwith spears
शूलैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with spears)
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)
रुद्राःthe Rudras
रुद्राः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
साध्याःthe Sādhyas
साध्याः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
धनुषाby a bow
धनुषा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with a bow)
अर्दिताःstruck/afflicted
अर्दिताः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्द् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Past passive participle ‘struck/afflicted’
परिघैःwith iron bars/clubs
परिघैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपरिघ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
मुशलैःwith pestles/clubs
मुशलैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
विश्वकाःthe Viśvakas (a class of gods)
विश्वकाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A dense battlefield where Rudras, Sādhyas, Vasus, and Viśvedevas are struck by their own signature weapons—tridents, bows, clubs, and mallets—shown mid-arc returning upon them, while the central hero’s force remains unshaken.
Characters & Entities
R
RudrasS
SādhyasV
VasusV
ViśvedevasFAQs
When strength is misapplied or overpowered by adharma, even one’s own instruments can become sources of suffering—hinting at the moral law governing power.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.