Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

ततो भीमं समुत्पाट्य बर्बरीको बलादिव । निष्पिपेष ततः क्रुद्धस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्

Transliteration

tato bhīmaṃ samutpāṭya barbarīko balādiva | niṣpipeṣa tataḥ kruddhastadadbhutamivābhavat

Translation

Rồi Barbarīka, như chỉ nhờ sức mạnh thuần túy, nhấc bổng Bhīma lên và trong cơn thịnh nộ đã nghiền nát chàng—một việc tưởng như kỳ diệu khôn cùng.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• bhīmam: Bhīma
• bhīmam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• samutpāṭya: having uprooted
• samutpāṭya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ut-√pāṭ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘समुत्पाट्य’ = having uprooted/torn up

• barbarīkaḥ: Barbarīka
• barbarīkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barbarīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (by force)

• iva: as if, like
• iva: Comparative particle (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमार्थक (like/as if)

• niṣpipeṣa: crushed, pounded
• niṣpipeṣa: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√piṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• kruddhaḥ: angry
• kruddhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √krudh (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘क्रुद्ध’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tat: that (event/thing)
• tat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• adbhutam: wonderful, astonishing
• adbhutam: Predicate complement (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• iva: as if
• iva: Comparative particle (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमार्थक

• abhavat: became, happened
• abhavat: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Barbarīka, eyes blazing with controlled fury, lifts and overpowers Bhīma, then crushes him with a decisive, astonishing act; onlookers recoil in disbelief.

Characters & Entities

• Barbarīka
• Bhīma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas often show extraordinary reversals to point beyond human pride toward the supremacy of divine governance.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; the narrative soon turns toward the ocean-shore setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.