Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा वचनं भीमो ह्यनुवव्राज तं नृपम् । राजापि सानुगो यातो न साध्विति मुहुर्ब्रुवन्

Transliteration

ityuktvā vacanaṃ bhīmo hyanuvavrāja taṃ nṛpam | rājāpi sānugo yāto na sādhviti muhurbruvan

Translation

Having spoken these words, Bhīma followed that king. The king too went along with his attendants, repeatedly saying, “This is not proper.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vakyopapada (Quotation-marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) → uktvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• vacanam: speech, words
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhīmaḥ: Bhīma
• bhīmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• anuvavrāja: followed
• anuvavrāja: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + vraj (व्रज् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• tam: that (him)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nṛpam: king
• nṛpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/particle: also)

• sānugaḥ: with attendants
• sānugaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अनुगैः सह) = 'with followers'

• yātaḥ: went
• yātaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु) → yāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) परस्मैपद-भावे, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'गच्छन्/गतः' अर्थे

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• sādhu: proper, right
• sādhu: Vakyartha (Sentence predicate/वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/सुबन्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (predicative particle: 'proper/right')

• iti: (saying) thus
• iti: Vakyopapada (Quotation-marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: repeatedly)

• bruvan: saying
• bruvan: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु) → bruvat (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; rājā इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession: Bhīma strides after the king; the king walks with attendants, turning back repeatedly with a worried gesture, uttering ‘na sādhu’.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• King (nṛpa/rājā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is doubted, wise caution arises; ignoring repeated warnings can lead to consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this narrative verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the king’s repeated moral objection.