Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

शरैर्विव्याध तं युद्धे तीक्ष्णैरग्निशिखोपमैः । परङ्मुखोऽभवत्तत्र धृष्ट द्युम्नः शराहतः

Transliteration

śarairvivyādha taṃ yuddhe tīkṣṇairagniśikhopamaiḥ | paraṅmukho'bhavattatra dhṛṣṭa dyumnaḥ śarāhataḥ

Translation

ในสนามรบ เขาได้แทงทะลุด้วยศรคมดุจเปลวไฟ; ครั้นแล้วธฤษฏทยุมน์ถูกศรบาดเจ็บ จึงหันหลังถอยไป ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• विव्याध: pierced
• विव्याध: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः वि-

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

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

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; शरैः इति विशेषणम्

• अग्निशिखोपमैः: like flames of fire
• अग्निशिखोपमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि-शिखा-उपम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (अग्निशिखायाः उपमाः)

• परङ्मुखः: turned away; facing away
• परङ्मुखः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराङ्-मुख (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'पराङ्' + 'मुख' = turned away

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्ट-द्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नाम

• शराहतः: struck by arrows
• शराहतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर-आहत (कृदन्त; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः 'आहत' (हन् धातोः), तत्पुरुषः (शरैः आहतः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rain of sharp arrows streaks like fiery tongues across a smoky sky; Dhṛṣṭadyumna reels, wounded, turning his face away as his posture slackens and his chariot line breaks.

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Droṇa (implied as opponent)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prowess without steadiness fails; endurance and composure are essential virtues alongside strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the section’s focus; this verse is not directly about pilgrimage merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.