Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

उशीनरः सुधन्वा च वृषपर्वा जयद्रथः । रजिः सहस्रजित्कुक्षिर्दृढधन्वा रिपुंजयः

Transliteration

uśīnaraḥ sudhanvā ca vṛṣaparvā jayadrathaḥ | rajiḥ sahasrajitkukṣirdṛḍhadhanvā ripuṃjayaḥ

Translation

ഉശീനരൻ, സുദന്വൻ, വൃഷപർവൻ, ജയദ്രഥൻ, രജീ, സഹസ്രജിത്, കുക്ഷി, ദൃഢധന്വൻ, റിപ്പുഞ്ജയൻ—ഇവരും അവരിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• उशीनरः: Uśīnara (proper name)
• उशीनरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशीनर (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• सुधन्वा: Sudhanvā (he of the good bow)
• सुधन्वा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (सुन्दरं धनुः यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• वृषपर्वा: Vṛṣaparvā (proper name)
• वृषपर्वा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (वृषवत् पर्वाणि/पर्व यस्य—नामरूपेण)

• जयद्रथः: Jayadratha (proper name)
• जयद्रथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + रथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-नाम (जयः रथः/जयद्रथः)

• रजिः: Raji (proper name)
• रजिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजि (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• सहस्रजित्कुक्षिः: Sahasrajitkukṣi (proper name)
• सहस्रजित्कुक्षिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रजित् + कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सहस्रजितः कुक्षिः—नाम)

• दृढधन्वा: Dṛḍhadhanvā (he of the firm bow)
• दृढधन्वा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृढ + धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (दृढं धनुः यस्य)

• रिपुञ्जयः: Ripuṃjaya (conqueror of enemies; proper name)
• रिपुञ्जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु + जय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रिपून् जयति इति/रिपुजयः—नाम)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saṃyaminī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial hall where a line of famed kings stands in respectful assembly—each with distinct insignia—before Yama; Citragupta’s ledger glows; the hall is filled with banners bearing their names.

Characters & Entities

• Uśīnara
• Sudhanvā
• Vṛṣaparvā
• Jayadratha
• Raji
• Sahasrajit
• Kukṣi
• Dṛḍhadhanvā
• Ripunjaya
• Yama (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa grounds rāja-dharma in historical memory—naming exemplars to inspire rulers toward justice and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Kāśīkhaṇḍa discourse set in the Kāśī-mahātmya environment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an enumerative passage listing exemplary figures.