Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अथ सर्वे सुसंरब्धाः शूराः प्रोद्यतकार्मुकाः । अभिसस्रुस्तमेवैकं चमूपा बलशालिनः

Transliteration

atha sarve susaṃrabdhāḥ śūrāḥ prodyatakārmukāḥ | abhisasrustamevaikaṃ camūpā balaśālinaḥ

Translation

ထို့နောက် သူရဲကောင်းအားလုံးသည် ဒေါသပြင်းထန်၍ လေးတံများကို မြှောက်ကာ၊ တပ်၏ အင်အားကြီးသော စစ်ခေါင်းဆောင်များက ထိုသူရဲတစ်ဦးတည်းကိုသာ တိုက်ခိုက်ရန် တပြိုင်နက်တည်း တိုးဝင်လာကြသည်။

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/क्रमसूचक—then)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सुसंरब्धाः: highly enraged
• सुसंरब्धाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सं + रभ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शूराः: heroes/warriors
• शूराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• प्रोद्यतकार्मुकाः: with bows raised
• प्रोद्यतकार्मुकाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + उद् + यत (धातु) + कार्मुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (प्रोद्यतं कार्मुकं येषाम्/प्रोद्यत-कार्मुक); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अभिसस्रुः: rushed towards
• अभिसस्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + सृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण)

• एकम्: alone / single
• एकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (tam)

• चमूपाः: army-leaders / commanders
• चमूपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• बलशालिनः: strong / mighty
• बलशालिनः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बलं शीलं यस्य/बल-शालिन्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ring of enraged commanders surge forward with drawn bows, arrows nocked, dust rising. The lone warrior remains central, framed by converging lines of attackers, creating a visual funnel of threat.

Characters & Entities

• Camūpa (commanders)
• Śūrāḥ (heroes)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous resolve is tested when many oppose one; dharma calls for steadiness even against overwhelming force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred geography is indicated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.