Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

आकृष्टापि च नाक्रोशेत्ताडितापि प्रसीदति । इदं कुरु कृतं स्वामिन्मन्यतामिति वक्ति च

Transliteration

ākṛṣṭāpi ca nākrośettāḍitāpi prasīdati | idaṃ kuru kṛtaṃ svāminmanyatāmiti vakti ca

Translation

Auch wenn sie gezogen oder geschleift wird, soll sie nicht schreien; auch wenn sie geschlagen wird, soll sie sanft und gefasst bleiben. Und sie soll sprechen: „Mein Herr, tu dies—halte es für vollbracht“, so redend um der Eintracht willen.

Word by Word

• ākṛṣṭā: (she) having been dragged
• ākṛṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-kṛṣ (धातु) → ākṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — past passive participle used adjectivally

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• ākrośet: would cry out/abuse
• ākrośet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-kruś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tāḍitā: (she) having been beaten
• tāḍitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāḍ (धातु) → tāḍita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• prasīdati: is pleased/forgives
• prasīdati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — predicative ‘done’

• svāmin: O master
• svāmin: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• manyatām: let it be considered
• manyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘let it be thought/considered’

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• vakti: says
• vakti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (didactic instruction on strī-dharma; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Interior of a traditional household: a composed woman, eyes lowered, hands in añjali or holding a cloth, maintaining calm despite a tense moment; the atmosphere emphasizes restraint and dharma.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mastery over anger and speech—maintaining composure and harmony is portrayed as a dharmic discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is primarily ethical instruction (dharma-śikṣā) within Dharmāraṇya; no specific tīrtha is named in the shloka itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the focus is on conduct (ācāra) and restraint.