महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-143

स्कन्दो मयूरमास्थाय स्थितो देव्याः समीपतः ।
शक्तिं कण्ठे समादाय द्वितीय इव पावकः ॥१४३॥

143. skando mayūramāsthāya sthito devyāḥ samīpataḥ ,
śaktiṁ kaṇṭhe samādāya dvitīya iva pāvakaḥ.

143. skandaḥ mayūram āsthāya sthitaḥ devyāḥ samīpataḥ
śaktim kaṇṭhe samādāya dvitīyaḥ iva pāvakaḥ

143. skandaḥ mayūram āsthāya devyāḥ samīpataḥ sthitaḥ
śaktim kaṇṭhe samādāya dvitīyaḥ pāvakaḥ iva

143. Skanda, having mounted his peacock, stood near the goddess. He was holding the spear (śakti) close to his neck, appearing like a second (manifestation of) fire.

Words meanings summery:

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - the deity Skanda (Kartikeya) (Skanda (Kartikeya, the war-god))

• मयूरम् (mayūram) - his mount, the peacock (peacock)

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (having mounted, having ascended, having taken recourse to)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - was situated, stood (stood, situated, present, firm)

• देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess (likely Pārvatī or Durgā, Skanda's mother) (of the goddess)

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near, in the vicinity (near, in the vicinity of, from the vicinity of)

• शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the spear (śakti) (Skanda's weapon) (power, strength, energy, spear, lance)

• कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - close to his neck (in the throat, on the neck, at the neck)

• समादाय (samādāya) - having grasped, holding (having taken, having grasped, having received)

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - a second (manifestation) (second, a second one)

• इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as it were)

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (the deity Agni) (fire, pure, purifying, Agni)

Words meanings and morphology

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - the deity Skanda (Kartikeya) (Skanda (Kartikeya, the war-god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (name of Kartikeya, god of war), attacker, assaulter

From root `skand` (to leap, assault).

Root: skand (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मयूरम् (mayūram) - his mount, the peacock (peacock)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mayūra

mayūra - peacock

Note: Object of `āsthāya`.

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted (having mounted, having ascended, having taken recourse to)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From `ā-` (prefix) + root `sthā` (to stand) + `lyap` suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Connects to `skandaḥ` as the agent.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - was situated, stood (stood, situated, present, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, placed, firm, steady, present

Past Passive Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) + `kta` suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Serves as the main verb (in implied copula 'is/was').

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - of the goddess (likely Pārvatī or Durgā, Skanda's mother) (of the goddess)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

Feminine form of `deva`.

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Indicates proximity to the goddess.

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near, in the vicinity (near, in the vicinity of, from the vicinity of)

(indeclinable)

From `samīpa` (proximity) + `tas` suffix (indicating 'from' or 'in respect of', but often used adverbially for 'near').

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - the spear (śakti) (Skanda's weapon) (power, strength, energy, spear, lance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy, faculty, spear, lance, divine energy (śakti)

From root `śak` (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of `samādāya`.

कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - close to his neck (in the throat, on the neck, at the neck)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭha

kaṇṭha - throat, neck, voice

Note: Locative of place.

समादाय (samādāya) - having grasped, holding (having taken, having grasped, having received)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From `sam-ā-` (prefixes) + root `dā` (to give, but with 'ā' often 'to take') + `lyap` suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Connects to `skandaḥ` as the agent.

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - a second (manifestation) (second, a second one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary, another, similar

From `dvi` (two) + `tīya` suffix.

Note: Qualifies `pāvakaḥ`.

इव (iva) - like, as (like, as, as it were)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

Note: Indicates comparison.

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire (the deity Agni) (fire, pure, purifying, Agni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifying, pure, clean, Agni (god of fire)

From root `pū` (to purify) + `aka` suffix.

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: The object of comparison for Skanda.