Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

विधवाहं महाबाहो नैवं भाषितुमर्हसि । राजा त्वं सर्वदैत्यानां लक्ष्णैः परिवारितः

Transliteration

vidhavāhaṃ mahābāho naivaṃ bhāṣitumarhasi | rājā tvaṃ sarvadaityānāṃ lakṣṇaiḥ parivāritaḥ

Translation

„Ich bin eine Witwe, o du Starkarmiger; so darfst du nicht zu mir sprechen. Du bist der König aller Dānavas, umgeben von königlichen Zeichen und Glanz.“

Word by Word

• विधवा: a widow
• विधवा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन = Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् बाहुः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन = Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) = negation particle

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) = ‘thus/in this way’

• भाषितुम्: to speak
• भाषितुम्: Karma (Complement of ‘arhasi’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (अनन्त/इन्फिनिटिव) = infinitive ‘to speak’

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन = Present, 2nd person, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन = Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदैत्यानाम्: of all the daityas
• सर्वदैत्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां दैत्यानाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन = Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• लक्ष्णैः: with marks/signs
• लक्ष्णैः: Karaṇa (Means/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन = Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारितः: surrounded
• परिवारितः: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त/कर्मणि); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘surrounded’

Speaker

Rati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rati declares her widowhood and rebukes the improper address; she stands firm, while Śaṃbara—king of Dānavas—appears resplendent yet morally checked by her words.

Characters & Entities

• Rati
• Śaṃbara
• Daityas/Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rati asserts propriety and restraint; dharma is upheld by refusing improper advances even under pressure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the Kedārakhaṇḍa setting remains in the background.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.