Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अधुना भीमसेनेन कुरूणामुपतापकः । शासनाद्धृतराष्ट्रस्य वीरवर्मा नृपो हतः

Transliteration

adhunā bhīmasenena kurūṇāmupatāpakaḥ | śāsanāddhṛtarāṣṭrasya vīravarmā nṛpo hataḥ

Translation

Soeben hat Bhīmasena auf Befehl Dhṛtarāṣṭras König Vīravarmā erschlagen, der den Kurus zur Plage geworden war.

Word by Word

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• bhīmasenena: by Bhīmasena
• bhīmasenena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• kurūṇām: of the Kurus
• kurūṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• upatāpakaḥ: the tormentor
• upatāpakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upatāpaka (प्रातिपदिक) < upa-√tap (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; agent-noun ‘one who afflicts’

• śāsanāt: by (his) command
• śāsanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ‘from/through the command’

• dhṛtarāṣṭrasya: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• dhṛtarāṣṭrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛtarāṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• vīravarmā: Vīravarmā
• vīravarmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīravarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• nṛpaḥ: the king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; apposition to vīravarmā

• hataḥ: slain
• hataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √han (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; passive participle

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; report within dialogue)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A messenger-like narration of Bhīma slaying Vīravarmā; implied battlefield—Bhīma with mace, fallen king, banners, dust, and the sense of an executed command.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kuru
• Vīravarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights the Purāṇic theme that oppressive forces become removed through decisive action within the framework of royal duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a narrative report, not a tīrtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.