Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
मुष्टिभिः पार्ष्णिघातैश्च जानुभिश्चाभिजघ्नतुः । ततो मुहूर्तात्कौरव्यः पर्यहीयत पांडवः
muṣṭibhiḥ pārṣṇighātaiśca jānubhiścābhijaghnatuḥ | tato muhūrtātkauravyaḥ paryahīyata pāṃḍavaḥ
ସେମାନେ ମୁଷ୍ଟି, ଗୋଡ଼ଘୁଁଡ଼ିର ପ୍ରହାର ଓ ଜାନୁଦ୍ୱାରା ପରସ୍ପରକୁ ଆଘାତ କଲେ। ତାପରେ ଅଳ୍ପ ସମୟରେ କୌରବ ଉପରଚଢ଼ ହେଲା, ପାଣ୍ଡବ ଦୁର୍ବଳ ହେବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲା।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Scene: In close quarters, the fighters trade fist-strikes and knee-blows; one begins to sag, shoulders dropping, while the other presses forward with relentless force.
FAQs
Worldly might fluctuates quickly; dharma teaches humility even to renowned heroes when confronted by fate and divine arrangement.
None in this verse; the tīrtha framing emerges later when the episode approaches the seashore.
None.