Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ऊरौ दुर्योधनस्यापि शल्यस्यापि च वक्षसि । कंठे च शकुनेर्दीप्तं भगदत्तस्य चापतत्

Transliteration

ūrau duryodhanasyāpi śalyasyāpi ca vakṣasi | kaṃṭhe ca śakunerdīptaṃ bhagadattasya cāpatat

Translation

وہ دُریودھن کی ران پر، شلیہ کے سینے پر، اور شکنی کے گلے پر درخشاں ہو کر گرا؛ اور بھگدت پر بھی وہی شعلہ فشاں نشان آ پڑا۔

Word by Word

• ऊरौ: on the thigh
• ऊरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दुर्योधनस्य: of Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (also)

• शल्यस्य: of Śalya
• शल्यस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (also)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (and)

• वक्षसि: on the chest
• वक्षसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कंठे: on the neck
• कंठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (and)

• शकुनेः: of Śakuni
• शकुनेः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दीप्तम्: blazing, shining
• दीप्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भगदत्तस्य: of Bhagadatta
• भगदत्तस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगदत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (and)

• अपतत्: fell upon
• अपतत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्गः आ-

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The blazing mark falls with uncanny precision: Duryodhana’s thigh, Śalya’s chest, Śakuni’s throat, and Bhagadatta—each highlighted as if fate itself has touched them.

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Śalya
• Śakuni
• Bhagadatta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly power is fragile; the Purāṇas repeatedly show that a single vulnerable point can undo vast pride and armies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred place is mentioned; the verse continues a martial illustration within the Kaumārikā narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.