Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
मुष्टिभिः पार्ष्णिघातैश्च जानुभिश्चाभिजघ्नतुः । ततो मुहूर्तात्कौरव्यः पर्यहीयत पांडवः
muṣṭibhiḥ pārṣṇighātaiśca jānubhiścābhijaghnatuḥ | tato muhūrtātkauravyaḥ paryahīyata pāṃḍavaḥ
Mereka saling menghantam dengan kepalan, tendangan tumit, dan lutut. Lalu dalam sekejap, pihak Kaurava mulai unggul, sedangkan Pāṇḍava kian melemah.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: In close quarters, the fighters trade fist-strikes and knee-blows; one begins to sag, shoulders dropping, while the other presses forward with relentless force.
FAQs
Worldly might fluctuates quickly; dharma teaches humility even to renowned heroes when confronted by fate and divine arrangement.
None in this verse; the tīrtha framing emerges later when the episode approaches the seashore.
None.