Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तथा पांडुसुताः पंच परिवारसमन्विताः । सौभ्रात्रं मन्यमानास्ते दुर्योधनसमन्वि ताः । जग्मुर्द्वारवतीं हृष्टाः सैन्येन महतान्विताः

Transliteration

tathā pāṃḍusutāḥ paṃca parivārasamanvitāḥ | saubhrātraṃ manyamānāste duryodhanasamanvi tāḥ | jagmurdvāravatīṃ hṛṣṭāḥ sainyena mahatānvitāḥ

Translation

তদ্রূপ পাণ্ডুর পাঁচ পুত্র পরিবারসহ, ভ্রাতৃসৌহার্দ্য মনে করে দুর্যোধনের সঙ্গে, আনন্দিত হয়ে মহাসেনা সহ দ্বারবতীতে গেলেন।

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक (likewise/also)

• पाण्डुसुताः: sons of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुसुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Numerical qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्यय, संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• परिवारसमन्विताः: accompanied by retinues
• परिवारसमन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिवार + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• सौभ्रात्रम्: brotherhood/fraternal feeling
• सौभ्रात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभ्रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्यमानाः: thinking/considering
• मन्यमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन् (धातु) → मन्यमान (कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमानकाले)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दुर्योधनसमन्विताः: accompanied by Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनसमन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्योधन + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• द्वारवतीम्: to Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हृष्टाः: delighted
• हृष्टाः: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष् (धातु) → हृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सैन्येन: with an army
• सैन्येन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• महत्-अन्विताः: accompanied by a great (army)
• महत्-अन्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) (destination context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two great camps merge on the road: the five Pāṇḍavas with their retinue alongside Duryodhana’s party; banners of different emblems fly together; faces show joy and confidence; the distant sea-city of Dvārakā beckons.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāṇḍu
• Duryodhana
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse foregrounds saubhrātra (fraternal concord) as a dharmic ideal, even amid royal and martial settings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī is the travel destination in the narrative; the adhyāya proceeds toward the famed Hāṭakeśvara sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes a collective journey with retinues and armies.