Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

एष काकुत्स्थो मांधाता धुन्धुमारो नलोऽर्जुनः । ययातिर्नहुषो भीमो राघवोऽयं विदूरथः

Transliteration

eṣa kākutstho māṃdhātā dhundhumāro nalo'rjunaḥ | yayātirnahuṣo bhīmo rāghavo'yaṃ vidūrathaḥ

Translation

Voici Kakutstha, Māṃdhātṛ, Dhundhumāra, Nala et Arjuna ; Yayāti, Nahuṣa et Bhīma ; ce Rāghava-ci, et Vidūratha.

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• काकुत्स्थः: Kākutstha
• काकुत्स्थः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काकुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मांधाता: Māndhātā
• मांधाता: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांधातृ/मांधाता (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धुन्धुमारः: Dhundhumāra
• धुन्धुमारः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुन्धुमार (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नलः: Nala
• नलः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नल (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ययातिः: Yayāti
• ययातिः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ययाति (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नहुषः: Nahuṣa
• नहुषः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नहुष (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भीमः: Bhīma
• भीमः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक, नाम/विशेषण-रूढ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• राघवः: Rāghava
• राघवः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विदूरथः: Vidūratha
• विदूरथः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदूरथ (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Daṇḍapāṇi (replying to Rāvaṇa, listing those present)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daṇḍapāṇi enumerates illustrious figures—Kakutstha, Māṃdhātṛ, Dhundhumāra, Nala, Arjuna, Yayāti, Nahuṣa, Bhīma, Rāghava, Vidūratha—shown as a heroic procession or grouped assembly, each with distinctive attributes.

Characters & Entities

• Kakutstha
• Māṃdhātṛ
• Dhundhumāra
• Nala
• Arjuna
• Yayāti
• Nahuṣa
• Bhīma
• Rāghava
• Vidūratha
• Rāvaṇa
• Daṇḍapāṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even renowned heroes and kings appear within larger cycles of time and power, underscoring impermanence and the supremacy of dharma over fame.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the textual setting (Māhātmya frame), though this verse primarily catalogs notable rulers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an identification list within the narrative.