Shloka 82

ततः स कार्तिकेयत्वमवाप परमद्युति: । स्कन्नत्वात्‌ स्कन्दतां चापि गुहावासाद्‌ गुहो&भवत्‌,इसीलिये वह परम तेजस्वी कुमार “कार्तिकेय' नामसे प्रसिद्ध हुआ। शिवके स्कन्दित (स्खलित) वीर्यसे उत्पन्न होनेके कारण उनका नाम 'स्कन्द' हुआ और पर्वतकी गुहामें निवास करनेसे वह “गुह” कहलाया

tataḥ sa kārtikeyatvam avāpa paramadyutiḥ | skannatvāt skandatāṁ cāpi guhāvāsād guho 'bhavat |

Bhīṣma sprach: Danach wurde jener Jüngling von höchstem Glanz als Kārtikeya bekannt. Weil er aus dem vergossenen Samen (skannita) geboren wurde, erhielt er auch den Namen Skanda; und weil er in einer Berghöhle wohnte, nannte man ihn Guha. Der Vers erklärt, wie Namen aus Ursachen und Lebenswandel entstehen und Identität an Ursprung und Lebensweise binden, nicht an bloße Konvention.

ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कार्तिकेयत्वम्the state/name of being Kārtikeya
कार्तिकेयत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकार्तिकेयत्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अवापattained/obtained
अवाप:
TypeVerb
Rootआप्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
परमद्युतिḥof supreme splendor
परमद्युतिḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमद्युति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्कन्नत्वात्because of (the) being spilled/flowed
स्कन्नत्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्नत्व
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
स्कन्दताम्the name/state of being Skanda
स्कन्दताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्दता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
गुहावासात्from dwelling in a cave; because of cave-dwelling
गुहावासात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगुहावास
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
गुहःGuh(a) (as a name)
गुहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
Kartikeya
S
Skanda
G
Guha
G
guhā (cave)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that names and reputations are grounded in causes—origin, deeds, and lived circumstances—suggesting an ethical view that identity is meaningfully connected to one’s source and conduct, not merely to arbitrary labels.

Bhishma explains the origins of Kartikeya’s epithets: he is called Kārtikeya, also Skanda due to being born from the spilled seed, and Guha because he lived in a cave—an etymological account of the deity’s well-known names.