Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

हीयमानस्ततो भीम उद्यतोऽभूत्पुनः पुनः । अहीयत ततोऽप्यंग ववृधे बर्बरीककः

Transliteration

hīyamānastato bhīma udyato'bhūtpunaḥ punaḥ | ahīyata tato'pyaṃga vavṛdhe barbarīkakaḥ

Translation

À mesure que Bhīma s’épuisait, il se relevait encore et encore. Pourtant, ô bien-aimé, il continuait de reculer, tandis que Barbarīka ne faisait que croître en puissance.

Word by Word

• hīyamānaḥ: being diminished / decreasing
• hīyamānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīy (धातु) + śatṛ/śānac (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive/ātmanepada participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—अवधारण/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• bhīma: O Bhīma
• bhīma: Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• udyataḥ: raised, ready (to strike)
• udyataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-√yam (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘उद्यत’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• abhūt: became, was
• abhūt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (again)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक (again)

• ahīyata: was diminished
• ahīyata: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hīy (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (was diminished)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• api: also, even
• api: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• aṅga: O dear / indeed
• aṅga: Discourse particle (सम्बोधन-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṅga (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• vavṛdhe: grew, increased
• vavṛdhe: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• barbarīkakaḥ: Barbarīkaka
• barbarīkakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barbarīkaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dust-filled battlefield: Bhīma repeatedly rises, battered and breathless, while Barbarīka stands increasingly radiant and unwearied, his posture firm and dominant.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Barbarīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persistence is noble, but outcomes still unfold under larger cosmic order; dharma includes accepting when divine will overrides personal strength.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.