Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

कृप उवाच । सुप्तानां मारणं लोके न धर्मो न च पूज्यते

Transliteration

kṛpa uvāca | suptānāṃ māraṇaṃ loke na dharmo na ca pūjyate

Translation

Kṛpa dit : "Tuer ceux qui dorment n'est ni le dharma dans ce monde, ni honoré."

Word by Word

• कृपः: Kṛpa
• कृपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुप्तानाम्: of those who are asleep
• सुप्तानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used substantively), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• मारणम्: killing
• मारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → मारय् + ल्युट् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक/क्रियावाचक कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• धर्मः: dharma/righteousness
• धर्मः: Pratijna (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: nor/not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पूज्यते: is honored/approved
• पूज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Kṛpa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Aśvatthāman

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛpa, serene yet firm, admonishes Aśvatthāman; the contrast between calm dharma and raging vengeance is visually central.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in war, boundaries exist; dharma rejects exploiting helplessness, and society does not honor such victory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this ethical admonition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.