Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

ददृशुः पांडवा नैतद्देव्या नयनयंत्रिताः

Transliteration

dadṛśuḥ pāṃḍavā naitaddevyā nayanayaṃtritāḥ

Translation

The Pāṇḍavas did not see this—as though the Goddess herself had held them back, restraining their sight.

Word by Word

• dadṛśuḥ: saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• pāṇḍavāḥ: the Pāṇḍavas
• pāṇḍavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (not)

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

• devyā: by the Goddess
• devyā: Karana/Agent-instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतौ (by the Goddess)

• nayana-yaṃtritāḥ: restrained by (her) eyes
• nayana-yaṃtritāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nayana (प्रातिपदिक) + yaṃtrita (√yam + kta, कृदन्त)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नयनैः यंत्रिताः/नयन-यंत्रिताः = restrained/controlled by (her) eyes); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘यंत्रित’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of pāṇḍavāḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Pāṇḍavas stand nearby, their gaze subtly clouded by an unseen divine force; a faint aura of the Goddess hovers, as the crucial act happens beyond their perception.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine Power (Devī-śakti) can veil perception to protect beings and to guide events toward dharmic resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.