Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

दशार्णराजं युध्यंतं दृष्ट्वा युद्धे सुदुःसहम् । तमेव तरसा वव्रुः सर्वे मागधसैनिकाः

Transliteration

daśārṇarājaṃ yudhyaṃtaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuddhe suduḥsaham | tameva tarasā vavruḥ sarve māgadhasainikāḥ

Translation

ဒသာර්ဏဘုရင်သည် စစ်မြေပြင်၌ တိုက်ခိုက်နေ၍ မခံနိုင်လောက်အောင် ကြမ်းတမ်းသည်ကို မြင်သဖြင့် မဂဓစစ်သည်အားလုံးသည် အင်အားပြင်းစွာ သူတစ်ဦးတည်းကိုသာ တိုက်ရိုက် ဝိုင်းဝန်းချီတက်하였다။

Word by Word

• दशार्णराजम्: the king of Daśārṇa
• दशार्णराजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśārṇa + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): दशार्णानां राजा

• युध्यन्तम्: fighting
• युध्यन्तम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दशार्णराजम्)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सुदुःसहम्: very hard to withstand
• सुदुःसहम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + duḥsaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (दशार्णराजम्); समासः (कर्मधारय/उपपद): सु-दुःसह = अत्यन्तं दुःसह

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

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphatic particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis)

• तरसा: with force/impetuosity
• तरसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तरस्), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; भाववाचक—बल/वेग

• वव्रुः: surrounded/covered
• वव्रुः: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘आववृ/आवृत्’—to cover/surround

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण (मागधसैनिकाः)

• मागधसैनिकाः: Magadhan soldiers
• मागधसैनिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgadha + sainika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): मागधानां सैनिकाः

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Magadhan soldiers surge toward the Daśārṇa king in a tightening ring; spears and shields converge; the king stands firm, bow raised, chariot poised amid encirclement.

Characters & Entities

• Daśārṇarāja (Vajrabāhu)
• Magadha (soldiers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma often concentrates its tests on leadership; steadfastness under overwhelming pressure is a hallmark of righteous kingship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse continues a battlefield narrative rather than a sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.