Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

भवतां च निमित्तेन बाधंते दानवेश्वराः । तेषां समादि नैवास्ति दंड एव विधीयताम्

Transliteration

bhavatāṃ ca nimittena bādhaṃte dānaveśvarāḥ | teṣāṃ samādi naivāsti daṃḍa eva vidhīyatām

Translation

তোমাদের কারণেই দানবদের অধিপতিরা কষ্ট দিচ্ছে। তাদের সঙ্গে কোনো সন্ধি সম্ভব নয়—শুধু দণ্ডই বিধেয় হোক।

Word by Word

• भवताम्: of you (all)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific 'you')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• निमित्तेन: by reason of; because of
• निमित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• बाधन्ते: they harass; they oppress
• बाधन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दानवेश्वराः: lords of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दानवानाम् ईश्वराः)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• समादि: conciliation etc. (peaceful measures)
• समादि: Karta (Subject-complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः 'समादि' = 'समः आदिः' (beginning with conciliation)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Copula/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दण्डः: punishment
• दण्डः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• एव: alone; indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• विधीयताम्: let it be ordained; let (punishment) be imposed
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Injunctive/विधान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Deductive (contextual): a leading Deva urging decisive action

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council of gods, faces stern, declaring that the Dānava-lords cannot be appeased; the decision for punitive action is pronounced like a royal edict.

Characters & Entities

• Dānavas
• Dānaveśvarāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma is incorrigible, righteous authority may require daṇḍa (just punishment) to restore order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a governance-and-war counsel within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse discusses statecraft (sāma vs. daṇḍa), not ritual.