Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

भीष्मेण सोमदत्तेन बाह्लीकेन समन्वितः । द्रोणाचार्येण वीरेण तत्पुत्रेण कृपेण च

Transliteration

bhīṣmeṇa somadattena bāhlīkena samanvitaḥ | droṇācāryeṇa vīreṇa tatputreṇa kṛpeṇa ca

Translation

ພະອົງມີ ບີສະມະ, ໂສມະດັດຕະ, ບາຫລີກ ເປັນຜູ້ຮ່ວມທາງ ແລະຍັງມີອາຈານຜູ້ກ້າຫານ ໂດຣນະ, ບຸດຂອງທ່ານ ແລະ ກຣິປະ ອີກດ້ວຍ।

Word by Word

• भीष्मेण: by Bhīṣma
• भीष्मेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (3rd case)

• सोमदत्तेन: by Somadatta
• सोमदत्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• बाह्लीकेन: by Bāhlīka
• बाह्लीकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• समन्वितः: accompanied, attended
• समन्वितः: Karta-anvaya (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle, nominative singular masculine

• द्रोणाचार्येण: by Droṇācārya
• द्रोणाचार्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्रोणस्य आचार्यः) ‘Droṇa’s teacher’; Instrumental singular

• वीरेण: by the hero/brave one
• वीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तत्पुत्रेण: by his son
• तत्पुत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य पुत्रः) ‘his son’; Instrumental singular

• कृपेण: by Kṛpa
• कृपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of aged and youthful warriors—Bhīṣma with white hair and bow, Droṇa with ascetic-teacher bearing, Kṛpa with calm martial poise—walking without royal pomp into a sacred landscape of groves and tīrtha markers.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Somadatta
• Bāhlīka
• Droṇācārya
• Aśvatthāmā
• Kṛpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest warriors and teachers become pilgrims at a tīrtha, showing that sacred duty transcends social roles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kṣetra of Adhyāya 72 (name not stated in this verse); the focus is on the eminent entourage entering the holy region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists the notable companions present for the pilgrimage context.