Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
सर्वैस्तैः शबरैः सार्धं पुलिन्दैर्मेदकैस्तथा । बद्धगोधांगुलित्राणैर्वरबाणधनुर्धरैः
sarvaistaiḥ śabaraiḥ sārdhaṃ pulindairmedakaistathā | baddhagodhāṃgulitrāṇairvarabāṇadhanurdharaiḥ
அந்த எல்லா சபரர்களுடனும், புலிந்தர் மற்றும் மேதகருடனும்—சிறந்த வில்-அம்புகளைத் தாங்கியவர்கள், உடும்புத் தோலால் கட்டிய விரல்-காப்புகள் (அங்குலித்ராணம்) உடையவர்கள்।
Narrator (Sūta, continuing)
Listener: Sage-assembly audience
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.
FAQs
It situates dharma-narrative within lived geography and communities, showing how Purāṇas weave sacred history with peoples and regions.
Not specified in this verse; it is a descriptive narrative passage within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
None; the verse describes accompanying groups and martial equipment.
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