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

Ebenso zogen die fünf Söhne Pāṇḍus, von ihrem Gefolge begleitet, in der Gesinnung brüderlicher Eintracht und zusammen mit Duryodhana, freudig nach Dvāravatī, von einem großen Heer umgeben.

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.