Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 153

Devanagari script

त्यजन्ति संगरं ये वै ते यांति निरयं ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

tyajanti saṃgaraṃ ye vai te yāṃti nirayaṃ dhruvam

Translation

Wahrlich, wer die Schlacht verlässt, geht gewiss in die Hölle.

Word by Word

• त्यजन्ति: abandon
• त्यजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन — they abandon

• संगरम्: battle
• संगरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative Plural

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निश्चयार्थक/एवकारार्थक (emphatic particle: indeed)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative Plural

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन — they go

• निरयम्: hell
• निरयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• ध्रुवम्: certainly/inevitably
• ध्रुवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular (विशेषण)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A warrior turns away from the battlefield, dropping his weapon; behind him dharma-personified fades, while a dark path opens toward a grim underworld—contrasted with a bright path for the steadfast.

Characters & Entities

• Niraya
• Saṃgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Desertion from one’s dharmic duty—especially in a righteous battle—is condemned as a grave moral failure with severe karmic consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general dharma teaching within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.