Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तस्यापि परशुना बाहून् कार्तवीर्यस्य दुर्मतेः । छित्त्वा पास्यामि रुधिरमिति सत्यं शृणुष्व मे

Transliteration

tasyāpi paraśunā bāhūn kārtavīryasya durmateḥ | chittvā pāsyāmi rudhiramiti satyaṃ śṛṇuṣva me

Translation

‘Y cortaré con mi hacha los brazos de ese malvado Kartavirya; y beberé su sangre: escucha esta verdad de mí.’

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक — Indeclinable ‘also/even’

• परशुना: with an axe
• परशुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• बाहून्: arms
• बाहून्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• कार्तवीर्यस्य: of Kārtavīrya
• कार्तवीर्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• दुर्मतेः: of the evil-minded one
• दुर्मतेः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular; विशेषण (to kārtavīryasya)

• छित्त्वा: having cut off
• छित्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — Absolutive: ‘having cut off’

• पास्यामि: I will drink
• पास्यामि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple future, 1st person singular

• रुधिरम्: blood
• रुधिरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-marker (Quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक — Quotative particle

• सत्यम्: truth / true (vow)
• सत्यम्: Karman (Object/Content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; (अत्र ‘सत्यं’ = ‘truthfully/true vow’ अर्थे)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Imperative

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 1st person pronoun, Genitive (6th), Singular

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator quoting Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahīṣmatī/Revā-tīra (legendary association)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic, mythic confrontation is envisioned: the axe-wielding ascetic-warrior vows to sever the many arms of Kārtavīrya; the scene is charged with supernatural scale, yet framed as a spoken truth-claim.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Kārtavīrya Arjuna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It depicts the terrifying extremity of anger and vengeance, serving as a cautionary Purāṇic portrayal of how adharma and retaliation escalate.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself names no tīrtha, but it forms part of the account that culminates in the famed Samantapañcaka region and its hallowed sites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed here; it is a vow of violent retribution within the story.