Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पक्षं द्रोणेन चाह्नां च दशभिर्द्रौणिना रणे । षड्भिः कर्णेन च तथा सदा ममभयंकृता

Transliteration

pakṣaṃ droṇena cāhnāṃ ca daśabhirdrauṇinā raṇe | ṣaḍbhiḥ karṇena ca tathā sadā mamabhayaṃkṛtā

Translation

بدُرونا في نصف شهر، وبدْرَوني (أشڤتّامان) في عشرة أيام في ساحة القتال، وكذلك بكَرْنا في ستة أيام؛ فكانوا على الدوام سببَ رهبةٍ لي.

Word by Word

• पक्षम्: a fortnight / half-month
• पक्षम्: Karma (Object/Measure/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• द्रोणेन: by Droṇa
• द्रोणेन: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• अह्नाम्: of days
• अह्नाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• दशभिः: by ten
• दशभिः: Karana (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• द्रौणिना: by Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā)
• द्रौणिना: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• षड्भिः: by six
• षड्भिः: Karana (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• कर्णेन: by Karṇa
• कर्णेन: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालबोधक अव्यय (always)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• भयंकृता: (was) fear-causing (to me)
• भयंकृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयम् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular); समासः—भयं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Duryodhana (continuation of the query/assessment within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kurukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark enumeration: Droṇa promises a fortnight, Aśvatthāman ten days, Karṇa six; Duryodhana’s fear is palpable. Visualize the three warriors as looming figures behind him, each with distinct weaponry and aura, while a symbolic wheel of time turns overhead.

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Karṇa
• Duryodhana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fixation on conquest and timelines exposes inner fear; dharma teaches that unrighteous aims breed insecurity even amid power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.