Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वज्रबाहुश्च भूपालस्तथा मंत्रिपुरःसराः । युयुधुर्मागधैः सार्धं निजघ्नुः शत्रुवाहिनीम्

Transliteration

vajrabāhuśca bhūpālastathā maṃtripuraḥsarāḥ | yuyudhurmāgadhaiḥ sārdhaṃ nijaghnuḥ śatruvāhinīm

Translation

金刚臂王（Vajrabāhu）与诸大臣为先导，同摩揭陀人交战，击溃了敌军之阵。

Word by Word

• वज्रबाहुः: Vajrabāhu
• वज्रबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajrabāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• भूपालः: the king (protector of the earth)
• भूपालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): भूः पालयति इति

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/तुल्यभाव-adverb)

• मंत्रिपुरःसराः: the ministers who led from the front / leading ministers
• मंत्रिपुरःसराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): मन्त्रिणः पुरःसराः = मन्त्रिणां अग्रगामिनः/नेतारः

• युयुधुः: fought
• युयुधुः: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yudh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मागधैः: with the Magadhans
• मागधैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक/with)

• निजघ्नुः: slew/struck down
• निजघ्नुः: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः नि-

• शत्रुवाहिनीम्: the enemy army
• शत्रुवाहिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru + vāhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): शत्रूणां वाहिनी

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King with ministers at the fore, lines of troops colliding; spears, shields, elephants; enemy ranks breaking under coordinated assault.

Characters & Entities

• Vajrabāhu
• Magadha (forces)
• Ministers (maṃtrin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through united leadership—king and counselors acting together for the protection of the realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights collective defense in a royal conflict.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.