Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

आहूय चतुरो भ्रातॄन्धर्मजः प्राह हर्षयन् । अयि भीम महाबाहो बहुवीर्य धनंजय

Transliteration

āhūya caturo bhrātṝndharmajaḥ prāha harṣayan | ayi bhīma mahābāho bahuvīrya dhanaṃjaya

Translation

Après avoir mandé ses quatre frères, Dharmaja (Yudhiṣṭhira) leur parla en les réjouissant : «Ô Bhīma aux bras puissants ! Ô Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) au grand courage !»

Word by Word

• āhūya: having called
• āhūya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-hū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having summoned)

• caturo: four
• caturo: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् भ्रातॄन् प्रति

• bhrātṝn: brothers
• bhrātṝn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural)

• dharmajaḥ: son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• dharmajaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—धर्मात् जातः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• harṣayan: gladdening / delighting
• harṣayan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: harṣ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; causative sense in usage: हर्षयन् = आनन्दयन् (gladdening)

• ayi: O!
• ayi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ayi (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• bhīma: Bhīma
• bhīma: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahābāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahābāho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—महान् बाहुः यस्य (कर्मधारय-सम्बोधनरूप)

• bahuvīrya: O one of great prowess
• bahuvīrya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—बहु वīryaṃ यस्य (कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीह्यर्थे संबोधन-प्रयोग)

• dhanaṃjaya: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• dhanaṃjaya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanaṃ + jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—धनं जयति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaja)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira stands or sits elevated, addressing Bhīma and Arjuna by name with affectionate honorifics; the brothers appear attentive, energized, and ready.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma
• Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic goals are fulfilled through unity, right leadership, and uplifting speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned; the verse is part of the Setukhaṇḍa narrative flow.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; it is the mobilization step toward the earlier instruction of digvijaya.