Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सर्वैस्तैः शबरैः सार्धं पुलिन्दैर्मेदकैस्तथा । बद्धगोधांगुलित्राणैर्वरबाणधनुर्धरैः

Transliteration

sarvaistaiḥ śabaraiḥ sārdhaṃ pulindairmedakaistathā | baddhagodhāṃgulitrāṇairvarabāṇadhanurdharaiḥ

Translation

Bersama semua kaum Śabara itu, serta kaum Pulinda dan Medaka juga—para pemanah unggul yang memegang busur dan anak panah terbaik, dengan pelindung jari terikat daripada kulit iguana—

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शबरैः इत्यादीनाम्)

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शबरैः)

• शबरैः: with Śabaras (tribesmen)
• शबरैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शबर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक (with/together with)

• पुलिन्दैः: with Pulindas
• पुलिन्दैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलिन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• मेदकैः: with Medakas
• मेदकैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (also/and likewise)

• बद्धगोधा-अङ्गुलित्राणैः: with (those) having bound iguana-skin finger-guards
• बद्धगोधा-अङ्गुलित्राणैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गोधा (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुलित्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (…धरैः); समासः—(गोधा-अङ्गुलित्राण) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गोधायाः अङ्गुलित्राणम्) + बद्ध इति कर्मधारय/उपपद-सम्बन्धः (बद्धानि …)

• वरबाणधनुर्धरैः: with bowmen bearing excellent arrows and bows
• वरबाणधनुर्धरैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—(वरबाण) कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठाः बाणाः) + (धनुर्धर) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनुषः धरः) + समाहारः तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला; विशेषणवत् (योधाः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta, continuing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage-assembly audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A marching band of archers from forest tribes: Śabaras, Pulindas, Medakas with bows strung, quivers full, iguana-hide finger-guards tied on; dust rising on a forest path, leaders at front, weapons gleaming.

Characters & Entities

• Śabaras
• Pulindas
• Medakas
• Archers (bow-bearers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It situates dharma-narrative within lived geography and communities, showing how Purāṇas weave sacred history with peoples and regions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is a descriptive narrative passage within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes accompanying groups and martial equipment.