Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

सदोषेण कृतं यच्च तदादद्यान्न कर्हिचित् । सव्यं चाशुचि ते हस्तं नावलंबामि कर्हिचित्

Transliteration

sadoṣeṇa kṛtaṃ yacca tadādadyānna karhicit | savyaṃ cāśuci te hastaṃ nāvalaṃbāmi karhicit

Translation

«Et ce qui est accompli avec défaut ne doit jamais être accepté. Ta main gauche est impure ; je ne m’y appuierai jamais.»

Word by Word

• sa-doṣeṇa: with fault/defect
• sa-doṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय-सह) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; तृतीया (करण), एकवचनम्; 'दोषेण सह' इति अर्थः

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma/Visaya (Object/topic)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma/Visaya (Relativized object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• ādadīyāt: should accept/take
• ādadīyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-dā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• karhicit: ever
• karhicit: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karhicit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (ever/at any time)

• savyam: left
• savyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: savya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• aśuci: impure
• aśuci: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्

• hastam: hand
• hastam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• avalambāmi: I hold/accept (take hold of)
• avalambāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-lamb (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकालः), उत्तमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• karhicit: ever
• karhicit: Desha-Kala (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: karhicit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (ever/at any time)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; statement attributed to the brahmacārī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker points out the fault: the left hand is declared impure; he refuses to take support from it, embodying uncompromising ritual exactitude.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Brahmacārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous conduct insists on faultless, respectful action; dharma is upheld through discernment and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A principle of ritual-ethical purity is stated: do not accept what is sadoṣa (faulty) or considered aśuci (impure).