Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्नं फाल्गुनं च सात्यकिं मां च पांडव । निराकृत्य ब्रवीष्येव सूतं धिक्त्वा युधिष्ठिर

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ phālgunaṃ ca sātyakiṃ māṃ ca pāṃḍava | nirākṛtya bravīṣyeva sūtaṃ dhiktvā yudhiṣṭhira

Translation

“ಹೇ ಪಾಂಡವ, ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನ, ಫಾಲ್ಗುನ, ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿ ಮತ್ತು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸಿ, ನೀನು ಸಾರಥಿಯನ್ನೇ ಎಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತೀಯೆ—ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ, ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ!”

Word by Word

• dhṛṣṭadyumnam: Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• dhṛṣṭadyumnam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + dyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; नाम-समास (सम्भवतः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष)

• phālgunam: Phālguna (Arjuna)
• phālgunam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sātyakim: Sātyaki
• sātyakim: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sātyaki (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• pāṇḍava: O Pāṇḍava
• pāṇḍava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• nirākṛtya: having rejected
• nirākṛtya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nis+ā+√kṛ (कृ, करणे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• bravīṣi: you say
• bravīṣi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू, वचने)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• sūtam: a charioteer
• sūtam: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• dhik: shame! / fie!
• dhik: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhik (धिक्, अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-निपात (interjection of censure)

• tvā: you
• tvā: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-प्रयोगे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yudhiṣṭhira: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• yudhiṣṭhira: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Bhīma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīma expands his complaint, naming the warriors and accusing Yudhiṣṭhira of praising only the charioteer; his expression is wounded and angry; the others look uneasy; Kṛṣṇa remains tranquil.

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Sātyaki
• Bhīma
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sūta (Kṛṣṇa as charioteer)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse dramatizes how ego seeks recognition; Purāṇic dharma teaching redirects credit from self-glory to righteous cooperation and divine support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named; the emphasis is on moral psychology within the war narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.