Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
Devanagari script
ततो भीमं समुत्पाट्य बर्बरीको बलादिव । निष्पिपेष ततः क्रुद्धस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
Transliteration
tato bhīmaṃ samutpāṭya barbarīko balādiva | niṣpipeṣa tataḥ kruddhastadadbhutamivābhavat
Translation
Then Barbarīka, as if by sheer force alone, tore Bhīma up and, enraged, crushed him—an act that seemed utterly astonishing.
Word by Word
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)
bhīmamBhīma
bhīmam:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
samutpāṭyahaving uprooted
samutpāṭya:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsam-ut-√pāṭ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘समुत्पाट्य’ = having uprooted/torn up
barbarīkaḥBarbarīka
barbarīkaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbarbarīka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
balātby force
balāt:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootbala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (by force)
ivaas if, like
iva:
Comparative particle (उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमार्थक (like/as if)
niṣpipeṣacrushed, pounded
niṣpipeṣa:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootnis-√piṣ (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)
kruddhaḥangry
kruddhaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√krudh (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘क्रुद्ध’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण
tatthat (event/thing)
tat:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
adbhutamwonderful, astonishing
adbhutam:
Predicate complement (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
TypeAdjective
Rootadbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण
ivaas if
iva:
Comparative particle (उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमार्थक
abhavatbecame, happened
abhavat:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Barbarīka, eyes blazing with controlled fury, lifts and overpowers Bhīma, then crushes him with a decisive, astonishing act; onlookers recoil in disbelief.
Characters & Entities
B
BarbarīkaB
BhīmaFAQs
The Purāṇas often show extraordinary reversals to point beyond human pride toward the supremacy of divine governance.
None in this verse; the narrative soon turns toward the ocean-shore setting.
None.