Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

युधामन्युं महावीर्यममुत्तमौजसमेव च । तथैव द्रौपदीपुत्रानवशिष्टांश्च सोमकान्

Transliteration

yudhāmanyuṃ mahāvīryamamuttamaujasameva ca | tathaiva draupadīputrānavaśiṣṭāṃśca somakān

Translation

അവൻ മഹാവീരനായ യുധാമന്യുവിനെയും, അതുപോലെ ഉത്തമൗജയെയും വധിച്ചു; അതേവിധം ദ്രൗപദീപുത്രന്മാരെയും ശേഷിച്ച സോമകരെയും സംഹരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• युधामन्युम्: Yudhāmanyu (name)
• युधामन्युम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• महावीर्यम्: the very valorous one / great in prowess
• महावीर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद-प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महद् वीर्यम्)

• अम्: (textual artifact)
• अम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: (पाठभेद/सन्धि-अवशेषः)
• Form: असंगत-पद (likely sandhi/orthographic artifact); अर्थ-निरपेक्ष

• उत्तमौजसम्: Uttamaujas (name) / one of excellent vigor
• उत्तमौजसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (उत्तमम् ओजः यस्य)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

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

• तथैव: likewise
• तथैव: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• द्रौपदीपुत्रान्: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदीपुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्रौपद्याः पुत्राः)

• अवशिष्टान्: remaining/surviving
• अवशिष्टान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + शिष् (धातु) → अवशिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

• सोमकान्: the Somakas
• सोमकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; जनपद/गण-नाम

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the sleeping quarters of the camp: famed warriors and the youthful sons of Draupadī lie slain; the attacker moves like a shadow; banners droop; attendants recoil in horror.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhāmanyu
• Uttamaujā
• Draupadī
• Draupadī-putrāḥ
• Somaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic lens highlights how adharma can erase even illustrious lineages, urging restraint and righteousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra (Rāmeśvaram region) frames the chapter, but this verse itself focuses on an itihāsa-echo narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.