[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.4.1.13 # Skandapurana 1.4.1.13 Skandapurāṇa 1.4.1.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.13) sa hi rājñāmajeyo'bhūdyathāpūrvaṃ balirbalī.. kaṃṭakaṃ kaṃṭakeneva dhṛtarāṣṭro jigāya tam.. 2.13 .. > For he was invincible to kings, just as the mighty Bali was in former times; / Dhṛtarāṣṭra conquered him, removing a thorn with a thorn. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.4.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.12) - [Next: 1.4.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.14) - [Up: 1.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.4.1.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.1.13) · Pramāṇa