Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

खिन्नोऽस्मि सेवया पूर्वं युद्धेनापि ततोधिकम् । अनन्तं दुःखमधुना यतो मामवमन्यसे

Transliteration

khinno'smi sevayā pūrvaṃ yuddhenāpi tatodhikam | anantaṃ duḥkhamadhunā yato māmavamanyase

Translation

„Schon zuvor war ich vom Dienst ermattet—mehr noch als vom Kampf. Nun leide ich endlosen Gram, weil du mich missachtest.“

Word by Word

• खिन्नः: weary
• खिन्नः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खिन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भावे विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• सेवया: by service
• सेवया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• पूर्वम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• युद्धेन: by battle
• युद्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• ततः: than that/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• अधिकम्: more/greater
• अधिकम्: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तुलनार्थक-विशेषण (comparative sense)

• अनन्तम्: endless
• अनन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: now)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb), हेत्वर्थे (because)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवमन्यसे: you disrespect/insult
• अवमन्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Hanūmān

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A powerful servant-warrior, exhausted, speaks with trembling intensity; the contrast of battlefield imagery and menial service tools appears as symbolic vignettes behind him.

Characters & Entities

• Hanūmān
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text highlights how ego and hurt can enter even devoted service; dharma requires transforming such pain into humility and trust.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu–Rāmeśvaram remains the narrative backdrop, where Rāma’s actions sanctify the geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a personal lament within the tīrtha narrative.